[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28246]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2018-1075]
Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard
District
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Penn's Landing, Delaware
River, Philadelphia, PA; safety zone from 5:45 p.m. through 6:45 p.m.
on December 31, 2018, and from 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018, through
12:45 a.m. on January 1, 2019. This action is necessary to ensure
safety of life on the navigable waters of the United States immediately
prior to, during, and immediately after the fireworks displays. Our
regulation for safety zones of fireworks displays in the Fifth Coast
Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event at Penn's
Landing in Philadelphia, PA. During the enforcement periods, vessels
may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zones during
these enforcement periods unless authorized by the Captain of the Port
or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.
DATES: The regulations in the table to 33 CFR 165.506 at (a)(16) will
be enforced from 5:45 p.m. through 6:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018, and
from 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018, through 12:45 a.m. on January 1,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Thomas
Welker, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management
Division, telephone 215-271-4814, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety
zone in the Table to 33 CFR 165.506, entry (a)(16), as effective as of
Dec. 19, 2018, for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation New Year's
Eve Fireworks displays from 5:45 p.m. through 6:45 p.m. on December 31,
2018, and from 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018, through 12:45 a.m. on
January 1, 2019. (The Coast Guard published a final rule on November
18, 2018, amending entry (a)(16) to table 33 CFR 165.506 that will go
into effect on December 19, 2018, 83 FR 58186.) This action is
necessary to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters of the
United States immediately prior to, during, and immediately after the
fireworks displays. Our regulation for safety zones of fireworks
displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, table to Sec. 165.506,
entry (a)(16) specifies the location of the regulated area as all
waters of Delaware River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA,
within 500 yards of a fireworks barge at approximate position latitude
39[deg]56'49'' N, longitude 075[deg]08'11'' W. During the enforcement
periods, as reflected in Sec. 165.506(d), vessels may not enter,
remain in, or transit through the safety zones during these enforcement
periods unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated
Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register,
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement
period via broadcast notice to mariners.
Dated: December 20, 2018.
Scott E. Anderson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2018-28246 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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