[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28186-28187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11937]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]


Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the 
Port, Puget Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual 
firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone during 
the dates and times noted below. This action is necessary to prevent 
injury and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the 
hazards associated with the firework displays. During the enforcement 
periods, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within 
these safety zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port, Puget Sound or their Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced between July 
4 and July 12, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email MST1 Kenneth Hoppe, Sector Puget Sound 
Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones established for Annual Fireworks Displays within the Captain of 
the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility in 33 CFR 165.1332 during 
the dates and times noted below.
    The following safety zones will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
4, 2015 through 1:00 a.m. on July 5, 2015.

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                                                                                                         Radius
          Event name                 Location              Latitude                  Longitude          (yards)
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Tacoma Freedom Fair...........  Commencement Bay.  47[deg]17.103' N........  122[deg]28.410' W.......        300
City of Renton Fireworks......  Renton, Lake       47[deg]30.386' N........  122[deg]12.502' W.......        100
                                 Washington.
Des Moines Fireworks..........  Des Moines.......  47[deg]24.117' N........  122[deg]20.033' W.......        200
Three Tree Point Community      Three Tree Point.  47[deg]27.033' N........  122[deg]23.15' W........        200
 Fireworks.
Roche Harbor Fireworks........  Roche Harbor.....  48[deg]36.7' N..........  123[deg]09.5' W.........        200
Deer Harbor Annual Fireworks    Deer Harbor......  48[deg]37.0' N..........  123[deg]00.25' W........        150
 Display.
Blast Over Bellingham.........  Bellingham Bay...  48[deg]44.933' N........  122[deg]29.667' W.......        300
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    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
11, 2015 through 1:00 a.m. on July 12, 2015:

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                                                                                                         Radius
          Event name                 Location              Latitude                  Longitude          (yards)
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Mercer Island Celebration.....  Mercer Island....  47[deg]35.517' N........  122[deg]13.233' W.......        250
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    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332, which published 
in the Federal Register on June 15, 2010 (75 FR 33700), apply to the 
activation and enforcement of these safety zones. All vessel operators 
who desire to enter the safety zone must obtain permission from the 
Captain of the Port or their Designated Representative by contacting 
the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center 
(JHOC) on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or via telephone at (206) 217-6002.
    The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1332 and 33 
CFR part 165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document, the 
Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advanced 
notification of the safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and 
marine information broadcasts on the day of the events.

    Dated: May 1, 2015.
M.W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-11937 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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