[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 49997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17461]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0668]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Delaware River, Philadelphia, 
PA; Safety Zone from 7:45 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. on September 18, 2022, 
to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
Mexican Independence Day fireworks display. Our regulation for 
fireworks displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the 
regulated area for this event in Philadelphia, PA. During the 
enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area 
must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official 
Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the location 
identified in entry 10 of table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) from 7:45 p.m. 
through 8:45 p.m. on September 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Dylan 
Caikowski, 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 table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry 10 for the 
Mexican Independence Day fireworks display from 7:45 p.m. through 8:45 
p.m. on September 18, 2022. 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 display. Our regulation 
for safety zones of fireworks displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District, table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry 10 
specifies the location of the regulated area as all waters of Delaware 
River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, within a 500-yard 
radius of the fireworks barge position. The approximate position for 
the fireworks barge is latitude 39[deg]56'50'' N, longitude 
075[deg]08'18'' W. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  
165.506(d), vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the 
safety zone 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 will provide notification of this enforcement period 
via broadcast notice to mariners.

    Dated: August 9, 2022.
Jonathan D. Theel,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2022-17461 Filed 8-12-22; 8:45 am]
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