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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 93476-93477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27870]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-1020]

Safety Zone; City of Rockport, Rockport Tropical Christmas 
Festival Fireworks Display Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rockport 
Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show on December 6, 2024, 
or December 7, 2024, to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and 
the marine environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our 
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District 
identifies the safety zone for this event in Rockport, TX. During the 
enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, will be 
enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. on December 6, 2024, unless the 
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule 
will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. on December 7, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Timothy Cardenas, 
Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 361-939-5130, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, for the Rockport Tropical 
Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. 
on December 6, 2024, with a rain date set for December 7, 2024, from 8 
p.m. through 8:45 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the 
safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable 
waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within 
the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.801, specifies the location 
of the safety zone for the Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival 
Fireworks Display Show, which encompasses portions of Little Bay in 
Rockport, TX. As reflected in Sec.  165.23 and Sec.  165.801(a), if you 
are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with 
directions from the Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or 
any designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter the 
zone must request permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16 or by 
telephone at (361) 939-0450.
    If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with 
the instructions of the COTP or designated representative.

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    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) and Marine Safety Information 
Broadcasts (MSIBs) at least 24 hours in advance of each enforcement.

    Dated: November 21, 2024.
T.H. Bertheau,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2024-27870 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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