[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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