[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39194-39195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14272]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0476]


Safety Zones, Recurring Marine Events in Captain of the Port Long 
Island Sound Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce four safety zones for fireworks 
displays in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the 
date and time listed in the table below. This action is necessary to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter 
the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) 
Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.151 Table 1 will be enforced on the 
dates and times listed in the table in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Jay TerVeen, Waterways 
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; 
telephone 203-468-4446, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.151 Table 1 on the following dates and times:

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6.1 Barnum Festival Fireworks..........   Date: June 25, 2016.
                                          Rain Date: June 26,
                                          2016.
                                          Time: 8:30 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Bridgeport Harbor, Bridgeport,
                                          CT in approximate position
                                          41[deg]9'04'' N.,
                                          073[deg]12'49'' W. (NAD 83).
6.2 Town of Branford Fireworks.........   Date: June 25, 2016.
                                          Rain Date: June 26,
                                          2016.
                                          Time: 9:30 p.m. to
                                          10:30 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters of
                                          Branford Harbor, Branford, CT
                                          in approximate position,
                                          41[deg]15'30'' N.,
                                          072[deg]49'22'' W. (NAD 83).
6.3 Vietnam Veterans/Town of East Haven   Date: June 25, 2016.
 Fireworks.
                                          Rain Date: June 27,
                                          2016.
                                          Time: 9:00 p.m. to
                                          11:00 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters off
                                          Cosey Beach, East Haven, CT in
                                          approximate position,
                                          41[deg]14'19'' N.,
                                          072[deg]52'9.8'' W. (NAD 83).
7.8 Westport Police Athletic League       Date: June 30, 2016.
 Fireworks.
                                          Rain Date: July 01,
                                          2016.
                                          Time: 8:45 p.m. to
                                          10:20 p.m.
                                          Location: Waters off
                                          Compo Beach, Westport, CT in
                                          approximate position,
                                          41[deg]06'15'' N.,
                                          073[deg]20'57'' W. (NAD 83).
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    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.151, the fireworks displays 
listed above are established as safety zones. During the enforcement 
period, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, 
transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within these safety zones 
unless they receive permission from the COTP or designated 
representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR part 
165 and

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5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement in the 
Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community 
with advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local 
Notice to Mariners or marine information broadcasts. If the COTP 
determines that these safety zones need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this notice of enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: June 3, 2016.
E.J. Cubanski, III,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island 
Sound.
[FR Doc. 2016-14272 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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