[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 154 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17710]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0666]


Safety Zones; Annual Fireworks Displays Within the Puget Sound

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for the Medina Days 
safety zone in Medina Beach Park on Lake Washington, Seattle, 
Washington to provide for the safety of life on navigable waters during 
an annual fireworks display. This safety zone will consist of all 
navigable waters within a 450-yard radius surrounding the event's 
launch site. Our regulation for safety zones within the Captain of the 
Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility identifies the specific 
location for this launch site and the corresponding safety zone for the 
event.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 for the Medina Beach Park 
location will be enforced from 5 p.m. on August 10, 2024, through 1 
a.m. on August 11, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Mr. Jeffrey Zappen, Sector 
Puget Sound Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-
6076, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone 
regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 for the Annual Fireworks Display at 
Medina Beach Park on Lake Washington from 5 p.m. on August 10, 2024, 
through 1 a.m. on August 11, 2024. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 1-day 
event at the following location:

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      Event name (typically)            Event location              Latitude                   Longitude
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Medina Days.......................  Medina Beach Park....  47[deg]36.867' N            122[deg]14.500' W
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    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332(b) related to 
fireworks barges and fireworks launch sites, or both, shall apply and 
be implemented during the specified enforcement period of this safety 
zone.
    During the specified enforcement period, no vessel operator may 
enter, transit, moor, or anchor within this safety zone unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or their designated 
representative(s). The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must 
obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or their designated 
representative(s) by contacting the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch. 13 
or Ch. 16, or calling Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound's Joint Harbor 
Operations Center (JHOC); telephone 206-217-6002.
    In addition to the 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.

    Dated: July 31, 2024.
Mark A. McDonnell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2024-17710 Filed 8-8-24; 8:45 am]
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