[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 116 (Monday, June 19, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27776-27777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12581]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0506]
Safety Zones; Recurring Annual Events Held in Coast Guard Sector
Boston Captain of the Port Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce eleven safety zones within the
Captain of the Port Boston zone on the specified dates and times. This
action is necessary to ensure the safety of vessels, spectators and
participants from hazards associated with fireworks displays and swim
events. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel, except for
the safety vessels assisting with the events, may enter the safety
zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) or his
designated on-scene representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.118 and 33 CFR 165.119 will be
enforced for the safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below for the dates and times specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mark Cutter,
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Sector Boston Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 617-223-4000, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zones listed in Table 1 from 33 CFR 165.118 and in 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2)
and (3) on the specified dates and times specified:
Table 1 From 33 CFR 165.118
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Name Location Date Time
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6.5 Hull Youth Football All waters within a June 24, 2017................. 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Carnival Fireworks. 450-foot radius of
the fireworks barge
located
approximately 500
feet of off
Nantasket Beach,
Hull MA located at
position
42[deg]16.6' N.,
070[deg]51.7' W.
(NAD 83).
6.3 Surfside Fireworks....... All waters of the Every Saturday between June 24 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Atlantic Ocean near to September 9.
Salisbury Beach, MA,
within a 350-yard
radius of the
fireworks barge
located at position
42[deg]50.6' N.,
070[deg]48.4' W.
(NAD 83).
7.1 City of Lynn 4th of July All waters of Nahant July 3, 2017.................. 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Celebration Fireworks. Bay, within a 350-
yard radius of the
fireworks barge
located at position
42[deg]27.62' N.,
070[deg]55.58' W.
(NAD 83).
7.4 Weymouth 4th of July All waters of July 3, 2017.................. 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Celebration Fireworks. Weymouth Fore River,
within a 350-yard
radius of the
fireworks launch
site located at
position
42[deg]15.5' N.,
070[deg]56.1' W.
(NAD 83).
7.5 Beverly 4th of July All waters of Beverly July 4, 2017.................. 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Celebration Fireworks. Harbor within a 350-
yard radius of the
fireworks launch
barge located at
position
42[deg]32.62' N.,
070[deg]52.15' W.
(NAD 83).
7.9 Marblehead 4th of July All waters of July 4, 2017.................. 9:30-10:30 p.m.
Fireworks. Marblehead Harbor
within a 350-yard
radius of the
fireworks launch
site located at
position
42[deg]30.34' N.,
070[deg]50.13' W.
(NAD 83).
7.10 Plymouth 4th of July All waters of July 4, 2017.................. 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fireworks. Plymouth Harbor
within a 350-yard
radius of the
fireworks launch
site located at
position
42[deg]57.3' N.,
070[deg]38.3' W.
(NAD 83).
7.8 City of Salem Fireworks.. All waters of Salem July 4, 2017.................. 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Harbor, within a 350-
yard radius of the
fireworks launch
site located on
Derby Wharf at
position
42[deg]31.15' N.,
070[deg]53.13' W.
(NAD 83).
7.19 Swim Across America All waters of Boston July 7, 2017.................. 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Boston. Harbor between Rowes
Warf and Little
Brewster Island
within the following
points (NAD 83):
42[deg]21.4' N.,
071[deg]03.0' W..
42[deg]21.5' N.,
071[deg]02.9' W..
42[deg]19.8' N.,
070[deg]53.6' W..
42[deg]19.6' N.,
070[deg]53.4' W..
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33 CFR 165.119
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Fan Pier Safety Zone......... All U.S. navigable June 12, 2017................. 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
waters of Boston
Inner Harbor within
a 700-foot radius of
the fireworks barge
in the approximate
position
42[deg]21'23.2'' N.,
071[deg]02'26'' W.
(NAD 1983), located
off of the Fan Pier,
South Boston, MA.
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33 CFR 165.119(a)(2)
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Long Wharf Safety Zone....... All U.S. navigable July 1, 2017.................. 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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.
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This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.118, 33 CFR 165.119, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this
notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to
provide mariners with advanced notification of this enforcement period
via the Local Notice to Mariners.
Dated: June 9, 2017.
C.C. Gelzer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. 2017-12581 Filed 6-16-17; 8:45 am]
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