[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12024]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0381]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District--Beach Haven, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Little Egg Harbor, Parker 
Island, NJ; Safety Zone on July 4, 2023, or on a rain date of July 5, 
2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a 
barge-based fireworks display. Our regulation for marine events within 
the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the boundaries of the 
regulated area. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may 
enter, remain in, or transit through the regulated area, and anyone in 
the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or 
any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The portion of the regulation 33 CFR 165.506 for Parker Island, 
NJ, as identified in entry 7 of table 1 to paragraph (h)(1), will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2023, or on a rain date 
of July 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, you may 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 No. 7 for a barge-based 
fireworks display from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2023, or on a 
rain date of July 5, 2023. This action is necessary to ensure safety of 
life on the navigable waters of the United States immediately prior to, 
during, and immediately after a fireworks display. Our regulation for 
safety zones of fireworks displays within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District, table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry 7 
specifies the location of the regulated area as all waters of Little 
Egg Harbor within a 500-yard radius of the fireworks barge position. 
The approximate position for the barge is latitude 39[deg]34'18.77'' N, 
longitude 074[deg]14'36.2'' 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 Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 30, 2023.
Jonathan D. Theel,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2023-12024 Filed 6-5-23; 8:45 am]
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