[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 73247]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26007]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0955]


Safety Zone; South Padre Island, SPI New Year's Eve Fireworks

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for SPI New 
Year's Eve fireworks Display Show on December 31, 2022, 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 South Padre Island, 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 12, will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on December 31, 2022, unless the 
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule 
will be enforced from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on January 1st, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Anthony 
Garofalo, Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 361-939-5130, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 12, for the SPI New Year's Eve 
fireworks display show from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on December 31, 
2022, with an adverse weather date set for January 1st, 2022. 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 SPI New Year's Eve fireworks, which encompasses portions of the 
Laguna Madre in South Padre Island, TX. As reflected in Sec.  165.23 
and Sec.  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 designated representative. 
Persons or vessels desiring to enter the zone must 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: November 22, 2022.
J.B. Gunning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2022-26007 Filed 11-28-22; 8:45 am]
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