[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25902]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0881]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Event Within the Captain of the 
Port Savannah Zone--Savannah Harbor Boat Parade of Lights and Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for 
the Savannah Harbor Boat Parade of Lights and Fireworks. This action is 
necessary to ensure safety of life on navigable waters of the Savannah 
River during the Savannah Harbor Boat Parade of Lights and Fireworks 
displays. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, 
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the designated area unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Savannah or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.701 will be enforced for the 
location identified in paragraph (d) Item 4 of Table 1 to Sec.  
100.701, will be enforced from 5 p.m. through 10 p.m. on November 26, 
2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LT Alex McConnell, Marine 
Safety Unit Savannah Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; 
telephone 912-652-4353, extension 240, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the Savannah Harbor Parade of Lights and Fireworks 
in 33 CFR 100.701, Table 1 to Sec.  100.701, paragraph (d), Item 4, 
from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m., on November 26, 2022. This action is being 
taken to provide for the safety and security of navigable waterways 
during this one-day event. Our regulation for marine events within the 
Captain of the Port Savannah, Sec.  100.701, specifies the location of 
the special local regulation for Savannah Harbor Boat Parade of Lights 
and Fireworks, which encompasses parts of the Savannah River from the 
Talmadge bridge to a line drawn at 146 degrees true from Dayboard 62, 
in Savannah, GA. Only event sponsored, designated participants and 
official patrol vessels will be allowed to enter the regulated area.
    Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area, 
but may not anchor, block, loiter in, impede the transit of festival 
participants or official patrol vessels or enter the regulated area 
without approval from the Captain of the Port Savannah or a designated 
representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. 
In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the 
Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area via Local Notice 
to Mariners, Marine Safety Information Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners, and on-scene designated representatives.

    Dated: November 22, 2022.
M.K. Villafane,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting, Captain of the Port 
Savannah, GA.
[FR Doc. 2022-25902 Filed 11-22-22; 4:15 pm]
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