[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19230]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0752]


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 the safety zone regulation for 
the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waters on the Possession Sound, Seattle, Washington 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 (COTP) 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 will be enforced from 7 
through 10 p.m. for the safety zone identified in the table of Sec.  
165.1332, for the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival event, on September 7, 
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 the regulations 
in 33 CFR 165.1332 for the safety zone identified in the table of Sec.  
165.1332, for the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival on the Possession Sound, 
from 7 through 10 p.m. on September 7, 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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Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival......  Possession Sound....  47[deg]56.900' N            122[deg]18.600' W
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    The special requirements listed in Sec.  165.1332(b) related to 
fireworks barges and fireworks launch sites 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 COTP 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 COTP or their designated representative(s) 
by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch. 13 or Ch 16, 
or calling Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound's Joint Harbor Operations 
Center 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, and local radio stations and area newspapers.

    Dated: August 21, 2024.
Mark A. McDonnell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2024-19230 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am]
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