[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13782]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0444]


Annual Firework Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast 
Guard District Requiring Safety Zones

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for annual fireworks 
display in the Eighth Coast Guard District to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways on July 4, 2024. Our regulation for annual 
fireworks displays within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies 
the regulated area for this event (Red, White, Blue, and You Fireworks 
Display/City of Lake Charles) in Lake Charles, LA. Entry of vessels or 
persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by 
the Captain of the Port, Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 will be enforced for Lake 
Charles Red, White, Blue, and You in Table 3 to Sec.  165.801, Item 
number 7 from 9 to 10 p.m. on July 4, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Mache Mason, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 337-912-0073, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in 
33 CFR 165.801 for the Red, White, Blue, and You Fireworks Display/City 
of Lake Charles safety zone from 9 to 10 p.m. on July 4, 2024. This 
action is being taken due to the potential hazards associated with the 
fireworks display at this location that are a safety concern for 
spectator craft and vessels in the vicinity of the designated fireworks 
launch location. Table 3 of Sec.  165.801, Item number 7 specifies the 
approximate location of the safety zone, which is in Lake Charles, LA. 
As provided in paragraph (a) of Sec.  165.801, entry into this zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated 
representative. In addition to this notification of enforcement in the 
Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via local notice to mariners and marine information 
broadcasts.

    Dated: June 18, 2024.
A.R. Migliorini,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Port 
Arthur.
[FR Doc. 2024-13782 Filed 6-21-24; 8:45 am]
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