[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01431]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0072]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District; The Wharf, Washington, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display at ``The Wharf DC,'' in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2024 or, 
if necessary, due to inclement weather, on March 24, 2024, to provide 
for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our 
regulation, ``Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast 
Guard District,'' identifies the precise location. During the 
enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit 
through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his 
representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions 
from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast 
Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location identified in line no. 1 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) 
from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on March 23, 2024, or if necessary due to 
inclement weather, from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on March 24, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Hollie Givens, Sector 
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: 
telephone 410-576-2596, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
regulation for a fireworks display at The Wharf DC from 8 p.m. to 9:30 
p.m. on March 23, 2024 or, if necessary due to inclement weather, from 
8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. on March 24, 2024. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 
event. Our regulation, ``Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the 
Fifth Coast Guard District,'' Sec.  165.506, specifies the location of 
the safety zone for the fireworks show, which encompasses portions of 
the Washington Channel in the Upper Potomac River. As reflected in 33 
CFR 165.23, vessels in the vicinity of the safety zone may not enter, 
remain in, or transit through the safety zone during the enforcement 
period unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, 
and they must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any 
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: January 22, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-01431 Filed 1-24-24; 8:45 am]
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