[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19409]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0659]


Safety Zone; Hornblower Fireworks; East River, New York, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in the Captain of 
the Port (COTP) New York Zone on August 20, 2014. This action is 
necessary to ensure the safety of vessels and spectators from hazards 
associated with fireworks displays. During the enforcement period, no 
person or vessel may enter the safety zone without permission from the 
COTP or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations for the marine event listed in Table 1 to 33 CFR 
165.160(4.4) will be enforced on August 20, 2014 from 8:45 p.m. through 
10 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Kristopher Kesting, Coast Guard; telephone 
718-354-4154, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in Table 1 to 33 CFR 165.160(4.4) on the specified date and time 
as indicated below. The final rule establishing this safety zone was 
published in the Federal Register on November 9, 2011 (76 FR 69614).

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4.4 Hornblower Fireworks, Seaport, East      Launch site: All
 River Safety Zone.                          waters of the East River
                                             south of the Brooklyn
                                             Bridge and north of a line
                                             drawn from the southwest
                                             corner of Pier 3, Brooklyn,
                                             to the southeast corner of
                                             pier 6, Manhattan.
                                             Date: August 20,
                                             2014
                                             Time: 8:45 p.m.-
                                             10:00 p.m.
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.160, No persons or vessels will 
be allowed to enter into, transit through, or anchor in the safety zone 
without the permission of the COTP or a designated representative. 
Vessels wishing to transit through the safety zone may contact a 
designated representative via VHF channel 13 or 16 to request 
permission. Vessels may transit outside the safety zone but may not 
anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of other vessels. The 
Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.160(a) and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide mariners with advanced notification of 
enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that the safety zone 
need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to 
enter the safety zone.

    Dated: July 29, 2014.
G. Loebl,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port New York.
[FR Doc. 2014-19409 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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