[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0247]


Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast 
Guard District Requiring Safety Zones; Riverfest Fireworks Display

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Riverfest 
Fireworks display on the Neches River in Port Neches, TX from 8:30 
through 10 p.m. on May 4, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for fireworks 
displays and other events within the Eighth Coast Guard District 
identifies the regulated area for this event in Port Neches, TX. During 
the enforcement period, the operator of any vessel in the regulated 
area must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port or 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 3, Line 1 will be 
enforced from 8:30 through 10 p.m. on May 4, 2024, or in the event of 
postponement due to rain, 8:30 through 10 p.m. on May 5, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Kimberly Gates, Marine 
Safety Unit Port Arthur, U.S. Coast Guard; 571-610-1924, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone 
regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 3, Line 1, for the Port Neches 
Riverfest fireworks display from 8:30 through 10 p.m. on May 4, 2024, 
or in the event of rain, on May 5, 2024 for the same time period. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways before, during, and after a pyrotechnics display. Our annual 
fireworks displays and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District 
requiring safety zones, Sec.  165.801, specifies the location of the 
safety zone for the Riverfest fireworks display which encompasses a 
500-yard radius around the fireworks barge anchored on the Neches River 
in approximate position 29[deg]59'51'' N 093[deg]57'06'' W (NAD83). 
During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.801, if you 
are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with 
directions from the Captain of the Port or designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of the enforcement 
periods via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety Information 
Bulletin and Vessel Traffic Service Advisory.

    Dated: April 24, 2024.
Anthony R. Migliorini,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Zone Port 
Arthur.
[FR Doc. 2024-09254 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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