[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 23, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18381]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2025-0789]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the USCG East District 
(Formerly 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 Fireworks Display on the Delaware River on September 26, 
2025, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during 
this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East 
District (formerly the Fifth Coast Guard District) identifies the 
regulated area for this event. 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 9:30 p.m. on September 26, 
2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Dominick 
Dobridge, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management 
Division, telephone: 206-815-6688, option 3, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
for the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
on September 26, 2025. 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 USCG East District 
(formerly 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 26, 2025, 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 and Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: September 12, 2025.
Kate F. Higgins-Bloom,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2025-18381 Filed 9-22-25; 8:45 am]
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