[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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