[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40485-40486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18030]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0317]


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 two safety zones within the 
Captain of the Port Boston zone on August 31, 2017. This action is 
necessary to ensure the safety of vessels, spectators, and participants 
from hazards associated with fireworks displays. During the

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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 regulation in 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2) and (4) will be enforced 
during the dates and times in the table displayed in SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mark Cutter, 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 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2) and (4) on the specified dates and 
times as indicated in the following table:

                                                 33 CFR 165.119
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                Name                       Location                  Date                        Time
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Long Wharf Safety Zone..............  All U.S. navigable  August 31, 2017...........  8 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.
Pier 6 Safety Zone..................  All U.S. navigable  August 31, 2017...........  8 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]21'11.9''
                                       N.
                                       071[deg]02'1.3''
                                       W. (NAD 1983),
                                       located off of
                                       Pier 6, South
                                       Boston, MA.
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    The final rule establishing these safety zones was published in the 
Federal Register on May 12, 2014 (79 FR 26846).
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.119 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). During the enforcement period, persons 
and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, 
mooring, or anchoring within the safety zone unless they receive 
permission from the COTP or designated representative. 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: August 21, 2017.
C.C. Gelzer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. 2017-18030 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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