[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33077-33078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11096]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2026-0677]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the USCG East District 
(Formerly Fifth Coast Guard District); The City of Alexandria, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display launched from a barge on the Upper Potomac River, at 
Washington, DC to provide for the safety of life on the navigable 
waterways. Our regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks 
displays within the USCG East District identifies the precise location. 
During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or 
transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the COTP or his 
representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions 
from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast 
Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location identified in line no. 3 of table 2 to 33 CFR 165.506(h)(2) 
from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on June 13, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Natasha M. Hand, Sector 
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management

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Division, U.S. Coast Guard: telephone 410-576-2596, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
regulation for a fireworks display on the Upper Potomac River, at 
Washington, DC from 8:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on June 13, 2026. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during this event. Our regulation for recurring safety zones 
for fireworks displays within the USCG East District, 33 CFR 165.506, 
specifies the location of the safety zone for the fireworks show, which 
encompasses portions of the Washington Channel in the Upper Potomac 
River, in line no. 3 of Table 2 to Paragraph (h)(2). As reflected in 33 
CFR 165.23, vessels in the vicinity of the safety zone may not enter, 
remain in, or transit through the safety zone during the enforcement 
period unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, 
and they must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any 
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    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 marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: June 1, 2026.
Patrick C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-
National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2026-11096 Filed 6-2-26; 8:45 am]
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