[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36955-36956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11919]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0417]


Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays Within the Sector Columbia 
River Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone regulations at 
various locations in the Sector Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone 
from July 4, 2023 to July 22, 2023, to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waters during fireworks displays. The regulation for 
fireworks displays within the Thirteenth Coast Guard District 
designates safety zones and identifies approximate dates for these 
events. Specific dates and times are identified in this notice. These 
regulations prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zones 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1315 will be enforced for the 
safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below 
for the dates and times specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Carlie Gilligan, Waterways 
Management Division, Sector Columbia River, Coast Guard; telephone 503-
240-9319, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones in 
the table to 33 CFR 165.1315(a) for the following events during the 
designated enforcement periods within a 450-yard radius of the launch 
site at the listed locations. These safety zones are subject to 
enforcement at least 1 hour prior to the start and 1 hour after the 
conclusion of the events.

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  Table--Dates and Times of Enforcement of 33 CFR 165.1315 Safety Zones at Various Locations Within the Sector
                                 Columbia River Captain of the Port Zone in 2023
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          Event name             Event location     Date of event          Latitude              Longitude
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Tri-City Chamber of Commerce    Kennewick, WA...  July 4, 2023      46[deg]13'37'' N       119[deg]08'47'' W
 Fireworks/River of Fire                           9:30 to 11 p.m.
 Festival.
City of St. Helens 4th of July  St. Helens, OR..  July 4, 2023      45[deg]51'54'' N       122[deg]47'26'' W
 Fireworks.                                        9:30 to 11 p.m.
Toledo Summer Festival........  Toledo, OR......  July 15, 2023     44[deg]37'08'' N       123[deg]56'24'' W
                                                   9:30 to 11 p.m.
Westport 4th of July..........  Westport, WA....  July 4, 2023      46[deg]54'17'' N       124[deg]05'59'' W
                                                   9:30 to 11 p.m.
Garibaldi Days Fireworks......  Garibaldi, OR...  July 22, 2023     45[deg]33'13'' N       123[deg]54'56'' W
                                                   9:30 to 11 p.m.
Bald Eagle Days...............  Cathlamet, WA...  July 15, 2023     46[deg]12'14'' N       123[deg]23'17'' W
                                                   9:30 to 11 p.m.
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    All coordinates listed in the Table reference Datum NAD 1983.
    During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  165.1315(a), 
persons and vessels are prohibited from being in the regulated areas 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River or a 
designated representative. In addition to this notice of enforcement in 
the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notification of 
these enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and 
Broadcast notice to mariners.

    Dated: May 30, 2023.
J.W. Noggle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2023-11919 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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