[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34424-34425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14178]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0364]
RIN 1625-AA00


Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Wheeling 
Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival; Ohio River Mile 90.2 to 90.7; 
Wheeling, WV

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of Enforcement of Regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Wheeling 
Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival Fireworks on the Ohio River, from 
mile 90.2 to 90.7, extending the entire width of the river. This zone 
will be in effect on September 13, 2014 from 8:45 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. 
This zone is needed to protect vessels transiting the area and event 
spectators from the hazards associated with the Wheeling Heritage Port 
Sternwheel Festival Fireworks Barge-based Fireworks. During the 
enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the safety 
zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as 
participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized 
by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Pittsburgh or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 will be enforced with actual 
notice on September 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this document 
of enforcement, call or email Ronald Lipscomb, Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard, at telephone (412) 644-5808, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Wheeling Heritage Port Sternwheel Festival listed in 33 
CFR 165.801 Table 1, Table No. 152; Sector Ohio Valley, No. 56.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.801, entry into the safety zone 
listed in Table 1, Table No. 152; Sector Ohio Valley, No. 56 is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or

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a designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter into 
or passage through the safety zone must request permission from the 
Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or a designated representative. If 
permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the 
instructions of the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or designated 
representative.
    This document is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 33 
U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 
CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 
2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In 
addition to this document in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 
provide the maritime community with advance notification of this 
enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and updates via Marine 
Information Broadcasts.
    If the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or designated representative 
determines that the Safety Zone need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this document of enforcement, he or she may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
regulated area.

    Dated: May 28, 2014.
L.N. Weaver,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2014-14178 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
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