[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 78307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30458]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-1041]


Safety Zones; Captain of the Port Boston Fireworks Display Zone, 
Boston Harbor, Boston, MA

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 Boston Zone on the specified date and time listed below. This 
action is necessary to ensure the protection of the maritime public and 
event participants from the hazards associated with this annual 
recurring event.

DATES: The regulation for the safety zone described in 33 CFR 
165.119(a)(2) will be enforced from 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 
2014 to 12:30 a.m. Thursday January 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Mr. Mark Cutter, Coast Guard Sector Boston Waterways 
Management Division, telephone 617-223-4000, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2); Long Wharf Safety Zone. All U.S. 
navigable waters of Boston inner Harbor within a 700-foot radius of the 
fireworks barge in approximate position 42[deg]21'41.2'' N 
071[deg]02'36.5'' W (NAD 1983), located off of Long Wharf, Boston MA. 
This regulation was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2014 
(79 FR 26846).
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.119, no person or vessel, except 
for the safety vessels assisting with the event may enter the safety 
zone unless given permission from the COTP or the designated on-scene 
representative. 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 165.119 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 Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.
    If the COTP determines that the regulated area 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 regulated 
area.

    Dated: December 11, 2014.
J.C. O'Connor III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. 2014-30458 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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