[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53026-53027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13858]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0032]


Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Swansboro, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone for the Town of 
Swansboro Fireworks Display--July 4 Celebration display on July 3, 
2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway during this event. Our regulation for 
marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the 
regulated area for this event in Swansboro, NC. During the enforcement 
period, entry of vessels or persons into this safety zone is prohibited 
unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) North 
Carolina or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation for the event listed in item 15, in Table 4 to 
paragraph (h)(4) to 33 CFR 165.506, will be enforced from 9 p.m. until 
9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Chief Petty Officer Elvin 
Rodriguez, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector North 
Carolina; telephone 910-998-2239, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.506(h)(4) for the Town of Swansboro Fireworks Display--
July 4 Celebration fireworks display from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on July 
3, 2024. Although the table lists the enforcement periods for this 
event as July 4 and the second Saturday in October, paragraph (c) of 
Sec.  165.506 notes that the dates of enforcement periods are subject 
to change. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waterways during this event.

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Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District, 
Sec.  165.506(h)(4), specifies the location of the regulated area for 
the Town of Swansboro Fireworks Display--July 4 Celebration fireworks 
display at item 15 in Table 4 to paragraph (h)(4) of Sec.  165.506, 
which encompasses portions of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As 
reflected in Sec.  165.506, during the enforcement period, the operator 
of vessels in the regulated area must comply with directions from the 
Captain of the Port (COTP) North Carolina 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, marine information 
broadcasts, local radio stations and area newspapers.

Timothy J. List,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2024-13858 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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