[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30911-30912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13798]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0519]


Safety Zone; City of Port Aransas Fourth of July Fireworks 
Display

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for Port Aransas 
4th of July Fireworks Display on July 4, 2019, to provide for the 
safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable 
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within 
the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the safety zone for this 
event in Port Aransas, TX. During the enforcement periods, entry into 
this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 3, will be 
enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on July 4, 2019, unless the 
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule 
will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on July 5, 2019 and 
July 6, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Kevin Kyles, 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 361-939-
5125, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 3, for the City of Port Aransas Fourth 
of July Fireworks Display from 8:30 p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on July 4, 
2019, with a rain date set for July 5 and 6, 2019. This action is being 
taken to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine 
environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.  
165.801, specifies the location of the safety zone for the Port Aransas 
Fourth of July Fireworks Display, which encompasses portions of Corpus 
Christi Ship Channel, Port Aransas, TX. As reflected in Sec. Sec.  
165.23 and 165.801(a), if you are the operator of a vessel in the 
regulated area you must comply with directions from the Captain of the 
Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or any

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designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter the 
zonemust request permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16 or by 
telephone at (361) 939-0450.
    If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with 
the instructions of the COTP or designated representative. In addition 
to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the COTP or a 
designated representative will inform the public through Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local Notices to Mariners (LNM), Marine 
Safety Information Broadcasts (MSIBs), and/or through other means of 
public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of each 
enforcement.

    Dated: June 20, 2019.
E.J. Gaynor,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2019-13798 Filed 6-27-19; 8:45 am]
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