87716 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 14, 2019 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27692 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 147 

[Docket Number USCG–2023–0073] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; South Fork Wind Farm 

Project Area, Outer Continental Shelf, 

Lease OCS–A 0517, Offshore Rhode 

Island, Atlantic Ocean 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Temporary interim rule and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is extending 

the effective period for the 13 temporary 

500-meter temporary safety zones 

around the construction of 12 wind 

turbine generators (WTGs) and one 

offshore substation (OSS) located in the 

South Fork Wind Farm (SFWF) project 

area within Federal waters on the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS), specifically, in 

the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) Renewable Energy 

Lease Area OCS–A 0517, approximately 

16 nautical miles (NM) southeast of 

Block Island, Rhode Island, and 30 NM 

east of Montauk Point, New York. This 

rule extends the effective period of the 

existing safety zones for an additional 

five months. The safety zones will now 

end on May 31, 2024. This action is 

necessary to provide for the safety of 

life, property, and the environment 

during the anticipated construction of 

each facility’s monopile type foundation 

and subsequent installation of the WTGs 

turbines and OSS platform. When 

enforced, only attending vessels and 

those vessels specifically authorized by 

the First Coast Guard District 

Commander or a designated 

representative are permitted to enter or 

remain in the safety zones. 

DATES: This temporary interim rule is 

effective from January 1, 2024, through 

May 31, 2024. Comments and related 

material must be received by the Coast 

Guard on or before March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2023–0073 using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public 

Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

further instructions on submitting 

comments. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2023– 

0073 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

rulemaking, call or email Mr. Craig 

Lapiejko, Waterways Management, at 

Coast Guard First District, telephone 

617–603–8592, email craig.d.lapiejko@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

BOEM Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

OCS Outer Continental Shelf 

OSS Offshore substation 

NM Nautical mile 

§ Section 

SFWF South Fork Wind Farm 

U.S.C. United States Code 

WTG Wind turbine generator 

II. Background, Purpose, and Legal 

Basis 

On May 2, 2023, the Coast Guard 

published a temporary final rule (TFR) 

establishing 13 temporary 500-meter 

safety zones around the construction of 

12 wind turbine generators (WTGs) and 

one offshore substation (OSS) located in 

the South Fork Wind Farm (SFWF) 

project area within Federal waters on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), 

specifically, in the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management (BOEM) Renewable 

Energy Lease Area OCS–A 0517, 

approximately 16 nautical miles (NM) 

southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island, 

and 30 NM east of Montauk Point, New 

York (88 FR 27402). 

The Coast Guard originally published 

a temporary rule to be effective, and 

enforceable, through December 31, 

2023. We are now extending it to May 

31, 2024, to provide more time for the 

completion of the installation of the 

wind turbine generator (WTG) 

structures. This rule extends the 

effective period of the safety zones for 

five months until May 31, 2024. 

The First Coast Guard District 

Commander has determined that 

extension of the 13 safety zones through 

rulemaking is warranted to ensure the 

safety of life, property, and the 

environment within a 500-meter radius 

of each of the 13 facilities during their 

construction. 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to extending the effective 

period for the safety zone because doing 

so would be impracticable and contrary 

to the public interest. The Coast Guard 

did not receive sufficient notice that the 

windfarm construction would not be 

completed until May 31, 2024, to allow 

time to publish an NPRM, reviewing 

public comment, and publishing a 

subsequent rule. Providing this prior 

public notice and opportunity to 

comment is contrary to the public’s 

interest and impracticable because 

doing so could result in a lapse in the 

safety zone’s enforceability, and safety 

concerns with vessels and persons 

transiting too close to the construction 

efforts. Immediate action is needed to 

protect persons and property from the 

potential dangers associated with the 

construction. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this temporary interim rule 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. The 

current temporary final rule around the 

windfarm construction ends on 

December 31, 2023, but the construction 

will be ongoing after that date. Delaying 

the effective date of this temporary 

interim rule would be contrary to the 

public’s interest and impracticable 

because action is needed starting 

January 1, 2024, to protect persons and 

vessels from the potential safety hazards 

associated with the ongoing windfarm 

construction. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

extension of the enforcement period of 

this safety zone. If the Coast Guard 

determines that changes to the 

temporary interim rule are necessary, 

we will publish a temporary final rule 

or other appropriate document. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under the authority provided in 14 

U.S.C. 544, 43 U.S.C. 1333, and 

Department of Homeland Security 


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(DHS) Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision 

No. 01.3. As an implementing regulation 

of this authority, 33 CFR part 147 

permits the establishment of safety 

zones for non-mineral energy resource 

permanent or temporary structures 

located on the OCS for the purpose of 

protecting life and property on the 

facilities, appurtenances and attending 

vessels, and on the adjacent waters 

within the safety zone (see 33 CFR 

147.10). Accordingly, a safety zone 

established under 33 CFR part 147 may 

also include provisions to restrict, 

prevent, or control certain activities, 

including access by vessels or persons 

to maintain safety of life, property, and 

the environment. 

IV. Discussion of Changes and the Rule 

This rule extends the effective period 

of the 13 temporary 500-meter safety 

zones around the construction of 12 

WTGs and one OSS on the OCS for five 

additional months until May 31, 2024. 

When enforced, this rule will continue 

to prohibit unauthorized vessel or 

person to enter the safety zone without 

obtaining permission from the First 

Coast Guard District Commander or a 

designated representative. All other 

requirements in the temporary safety 

zone issued on May 2, 2023 (88 FR 

27402), remain the same. 

If the project is completed before May 

31, 2024, enforcement of the safety 

zones will be suspended, and notice 

given via Local Notice to Mariners. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

A summary of our analyses based on 

these statutes and Executive orders 

follows. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

the rule has not been reviewed by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

Aligning with 33 CFR 147.15, the 

safety zones established will extend to 

a maximum distance of 500-meters 

around the OCS facility measured from 

its center point. Vessel traffic will be 

able to safely transit around the safety 

zones, which will impact a small, 

designated area in the Atlantic Ocean, 

without significant impediment to their 

overall voyage. These safety zones are 

necessary to provide for the safety of 

life, property, and the environment 

during the construction of each 

structure, in accordance with Coast 

Guard maritime safety missions and the 

First Coast Guard District Commander’s 

finding. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard received zero 

comments from the Small Business 

Administration on this rulemaking. The 

Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this rule would not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

This rule may affect owners or 

operators of vessels intending to transit 

or anchor in the SFWF, some of which 

might be small entities. However, these 

safety zones will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of these entities because they 

are temporarily enforced, allow for 

deviation requests, and do not impact 

vessel transit significantly. Regarding 

the enforcement period, although these 

safety zones will continue to be in effect 

through May 31, 2024, vessels would 

only be prohibited from the regulated 

zone during periods of actual 

construction activity in correspondence 

to the period of enforcement. We expect 

the enforcement period at each location 

to last approximately 48 hours as 

construction progresses from one 

structure location to the next. 

Additionally, vessel traffic could pass 

safely around each safety zone using an 

alternate route. Use of an alternate route 

likely will cause minimal delay for the 

vessel in reaching their destination 

depending on other traffic in the area 

and vessel speed. Vessels will also be 

able to request deviation from this rule 

to transit through a safety zone. Such 

requests will be considered on a case 

by-case basis and may be authorized by 

the First Coast Guard District 

Commander or a designated 

representative. For these reasons, the 

Coast Guard expects any impact of this 

rulemaking establishing a temporary 

safety zone around these OCS facilities 

to be minimal and have no significant 

economic impact on small entities. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the National Government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it would not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

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particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the potential effects of 

this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, associated 

implementing instructions, and 

Environmental Planning COMDTINST 

5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves the 

establishment of a safety zone around an 

OCS facility to protect life, property, 

and the marine environment. It is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L60(a) of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket. For instructions 

on locating the docket, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

VI. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We view public participation as 

essential to effective rulemaking and 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. If 

we determine that changes to the 

temporary interim rule are necessary, 

the Coast Guard will publish a 

temporary final rule or other 

appropriate document. If you submit a 

comment, please include the docket 

number for this rulemaking, indicate the 

specific section of this document to 

which each comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. 

Submitting comments. We encourage 

you to submit comments through the 

Federal Decision-Making Portal at 

https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, 

go to https://www.regulations.gov, type 

USCG–2023–0073 in the search box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this 

document in the Search Results column, 

and click on it. Then click on the 

Comment option. If you cannot submit 

your material by using https://

www.regulations.gov, call or email the 

person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this proposed rule 

for alternate instructions. 

Viewing material in docket. To view 

documents mentioned in this temporary 

interim rule as being available in the 

docket, find the docket as described in 

the previous paragraph, and then select 

‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the 

Document Type column. Public 

comments will also be placed in our 

online docket and can be viewed by 

following instructions on the https://

www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked 

Questions web page. Also, if you click 

on the Dockets tab and then the 

temporary interim rule, you should see 

a ‘‘Subscribe’’ option for email alerts. 

The option will notify you when 

comments are posted, or a subsequent 

document is published. 

We review all comments received, but 

we will only post comments that 

address the topic of the proposed rule. 

We may choose not to post off-topic, 

inappropriate, or duplicate comments 

that we receive. 

Personal information. We accept 

anonymous comments. Comments we 

post to https://www.regulations.gov will 

include any personal information you 

have provided. For more about privacy 

and submissions to the docket in 

response to this document, see DHS’s 

eRulemaking System of Records notice 

(85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020). 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 147 

Continental shelf, Marine safety, 

Navigation (waters). 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 147 as follows: 

PART 147—SAFETY ZONES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 147 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 544; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 

33 CFR 1.05–1; Department of Homeland 

Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision 

No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 147.T01–0073 to read as 

follows: 

§ 147.T01–0073 Safety Zones; South Fork 

Wind Farm Project Area, Outer Continental 

Shelf, Lease OCS–A 0517, Offshore Rhode 

Island, Atlantic Ocean. 

(a) Description. The area within 500- 

meters of the center point of the 

positions (North American Datum of 

1983 (NAD83)) provided in the 

following table is a safety zone: 

TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a) 

Name Facility type Latitude Longitude 

AM05 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.10879493 W¥71.19110374 

AM06 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.10921219 W¥71.16906236 

AM07 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.10962524 W¥71.14702052 

AM08 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.11003408 W¥71.12497822 

AN05 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.09212418 W¥71.19054951 

AN06 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.09195639 W¥71.16788437 

AN08 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.09336261 W¥71.12444068 

AN09 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.093767 W¥71.1024035 

AP05 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.07545338 W¥71.18999573 

AP06 ................................................................................................................................ OSS N 41.07587016 W¥71.16796548 

AP07 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.07628273 W¥71.14593476 

AP08 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.07669109 W¥71.12390359 

AP09 ................................................................................................................................ WTG N 41.07709524 W¥71.10187197 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section, designated representative 

means a Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, including a Coast Guard 

coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 

operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 


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Federal, State, and local officer 

designated by or assisting the First Coast 

Guard District Commander in the 

enforcement of the safety zones. 

(c) Regulations. No vessel may enter 

or remain in the safety zone in 

paragraph (a) of this section except for 

the following: 

(1) An attending vessel as defined in 

§ 147.20; and 

(2) A vessel authorized by the First 

Coast Guard District Commander or a 

designated representative. 

(d) Request for permission. Persons or 

vessels seeking to enter the safety zone 

must request authorization from the 

First Coast Guard District Commander 

or a designated representative. If 

permission is granted, all persons and 

vessels must comply with lawful 

instructions of the First Coast Guard 

District Commander or designated 

representative via VHF–FM channel 16 

or by phone at 866–842–1560 (First 

Coast Guard District Command Center). 

(e) Effective and enforcement periods. 

This section is effective from January 1, 

2024, through 11:59 p.m. on May 31, 

2024. But it will only be enforced 

during active construction or other 

instances which may cause a hazard to 

navigation deemed necessary by the 

First Coast Guard District Commander. 

The First Coast Guard District 

Commander will make notification of 

the exact dates and times in advance of 

each enforcement period for the 

locations in paragraph (a) of this section 

to the local maritime community 

through the Local Notice to Mariners 

and will issue a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners via marine channel 16 (VHF– 

FM) as soon as practicable in response 

to an emergency. If the project is 

completed before May 31, 2024, 

enforcement of the safety zones will be 

suspended, and notice given via Local 

Notice to Mariners. The First Coast 

Guard District Local Notice to Mariners 

can be found at: https://www.navcen.

uscg.gov. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

J.W. Mauger, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

First Coast Guard District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2023–0953] 

Safety Zones; New Year’s Fireworks 

Display, Hood Canal, Washington 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will a 

enforce safety zone surrounding the 

Alderbrook Resort dock involved in a 

fireworks display in Hood Canal, WA, 

from December 31, 2023, through 

January 1, 2024 to provide for the safety 

of life on navigable waterways during 

the event. Our regulation for marine 

events within the Thirteenth Coast 

Guard District identifies the regulated 

area for this event in Hood Canal, WA. 

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 

165.1332 will be enforced for the 

Alderbrook Resort and Spa Fireworks 

regulated area identified in the fourth 

row of the table in § 165.1332, from 11 

p.m. on December 31, 2023, through 1 

a.m. on January 1, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of enforcement, call or 

email MST1 Steve Barnett, Sector Puget 

Sound Waterways Management 

Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

206–217–6051, email 

SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce safety zone 

regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 for the 

annual Alderbrook Resort and Spa 

Fireworks display in Hood Canal from 

11 p.m. on December 31, 2023, through 

1 a.m. on January 1, 2024. This action 

is being taken to provide for the safety 

of life on navigable waterways during 

this event. Our regulation for marine 

events within the Thirteenth Coast 

Guard District, § 165.1332, specifics the 

location of the regulated area for the 

Alderbrook Resort and Spa Fireworks 

display which encompasses portions of 

Hood Canal. During the enforcement 

periods, if you are the operator of a 

vessel in the regulated area you 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. 

Dated: December 12, 2023. 

M.A. McDonnell, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Puget Sound. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2023–0962] 

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, 

Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above Head of 

Passes, New Orleans, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

a safety zone on December 30, 2023, for 

the University of Texas Sugar Bowl 

Barge Show fireworks display located 

on the navigable waters of the Lower 

Mississippi River between Mile Marker 

(MM) 95.5 and MM 96.5. Our regulation 

for Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi 

River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 above Head 

of Passes, New Orleans, LA, identifies 

the regulated area for this event. This 

action is necessary to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable 

waterways during this event. During the 

enforcement period, entry into this 

safety zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port or 

a designated representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.845 will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. 

through 10:30 p.m. on December 30, 

2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of enforcement, call or 

email Lieutenant Commander William 

Stewart, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone (504) 365–2246, email 

William.A.Stewart@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce a safety zone for the 

University of Texas Sugar Bowl Barge 

Show fireworks display from 9:45 p.m. 

through 10:30 p.m. on December 30, 

2023, to provide for the safety of life on 

the navigable waterways during this 

event. Our regulation for Safety Zone; 

Lower Mississippi River, mile markers 

94 to 97 above Head of Passes, New 


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