[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38839-38840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10022]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0194]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Display; Elizabeth River, Town Point 
Reach, Norfolk, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone regulation for 
Norfolk's 42nd Annual Independence Day Fireworks on July 4th, 2024, to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways of the Elizabeth 
River, at Town Point Reach during this event. Our regulation for marine 
events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated 
area for this event in Norfolk, VA. During the enforcement period, 
entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless 
specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Virginia.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location identified as item 13 in table 3 to paragraph (h)(3) from 9 
p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4th, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Ashley Holm, Chief, 
Waterways Management Division, Sector Virginia, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 757-668-5580 email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted in paragraph (c) of Sec.  165.506, 
the enforcement period(s) for each safety zone identified in paragraph 
(h) of this section is subject to change, and the enforcement period 
announced here differs from the enforcement period noted in item 13 of 
table 3 to paragraph (h). The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.506 for Norfolk's 42nd Annual Independence Day Fireworks 
regulated area from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th, 2024, 
rather than on one of the days of the first or second weekend of July. 
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event. Section 165.506, specifies the 
location of the regulated area, which encompasses portions of the 
Elizabeth River and Town Point Reach. During the enforcement period, 
the entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless 
specifically

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authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia.
    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: April 16, 2024.
Jennifer A. Stockwell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2024-10022 Filed 5-7-24; 8:45 am]
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