[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7997-7998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04015]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0116]
Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; Upper Potomac River,
Washington Channel, DC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for two
fireworks displays taking place over the Washington Channel, adjacent
to The Wharf DC, Washington, DC; the first on March 2, 2019, (no
alternate date) and the second on April 6, 2019, (with an alternate
date on April 7, 2019). This action is necessary to ensure the safety
of life on navigable waterways during these fireworks displays. Our
regulation for recurring fireworks displays from January 12, 2019,
through December 31, 2019 identifies the temporary safety zones for
these fireworks display events. During the enforcement periods, persons
and vessels are prohibited from entering the safety zone unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region
or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 will be enforced for the
location specified in paragraph (a) of that section from 5:30 p.m.
through 7 p.m. on March 2, 2019; from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on April
6, 2019, and if necessary due to inclement weather, from 8 p.m. through
9:30 p.m. on April 7, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Waterways Management Division;
telephone 410-576-2674, email D05-
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[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the temporary
safety zone in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 (84 FR 4333, Feb. 15, 2019) for a
fireworks display from 5:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. on March 2, 2019. There
is no alternate date for this fireworks display event. The Coast Guard
will enforce the temporary safety zone in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 for a
fireworks display from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on April 6, 2019. If
necessary due to inclement weather, the fireworks display event will be
rescheduled and the safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. through
9:30 p.m. on April 7, 2019. These are the first and second of eight
recurring fireworks displays held adjacent to The Wharf DC, Washington,
DC, anticipated from January 12, 2019, through December 31, 2019. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during the fireworks displays. Our regulation for this
fireworks display, Sec. 165.T05-1011, specifies the location of the
regulated area for these temporary safety zones, which encompass
portions of the Washington Channel, adjacent to The Wharf DC,
Washington, DC. During the enforcement periods, as specified in Sec.
165.T05-1011(c), persons and vessels may not enter the safety zones
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region (COTP) or the COTP's designated representative. All
vessels underway within the safety zones at the time they are activated
are to depart the zones. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other
federal, state, or local agencies in the enforcement of these safety
zones.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.T05-1011 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice of
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide
notification of these enforcement periods via the Local Notice to
Mariners and marine information broadcasts.
Dated: February 28, 2019.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-04015 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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