[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20629]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0776]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District--Philadelphia, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Cooper 
Foundation Gala fireworks display on the Delaware River on September 
27, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways 
during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth 
Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in 
Philadelphia, PA. During the enforcement period, the operator of any 
vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the 
Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard 
ensign.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506, for Philadelphia, PA, will be 
enforced for the location identified in entry 10 of table 1 to 
paragraph (h)(1) from 8:30 p.m. through 9 p.m. on September 27, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Jonathan 
Lougheed, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management 
Division, telephone: 215-271-4814, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
for the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA safety zone from 8:30 p.m. to 
9 p.m. on September 27, 2024. This action is necessary to ensure safety 
of life on the navigable waters of the United States immediately prior 
to, during, and immediately after fireworks displays. Our regulation 
for safety zones of fireworks displays within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District, table 1 to paragraph (h)(1) to 33 CFR 165.506, entry 10 
specifies the location of the regulated area as all waters of the 
Delaware River adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, within a 
500-feet radius of the fireworks barge position. On September 27, 2024, 
the approximate position will be 39[deg]56'53.65'' N, 75[deg]08'03.43'' 
W. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.506(d), 
vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard 
patrol personnel on-scene.
    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, and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: Sept. 3, 2024.
Kate F. Higgins-Bloom,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2024-20629 Filed 9-11-24; 8:45 am]
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