19384 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 64 / Monday, April 4, 2022 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2022–0188] 

Safety Zone; Navy Week New Orleans 

2022 Fireworks Display Event, New 

Orleans, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

a temporary safety zone for a fireworks 

display located on the navigable waters 

of the Lower Mississippi River between 

Mile Marker (MM) 94.5 and MM 95.5. 

This action is needed to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable 

waterways during the event. During the 

enforcement periods, the operator of any 

vessel in the regulated area must 

comply with directions from the 

Captain of the Port or designated 

representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.845 will be enforced from 7:30 p.m. 

to 8:30 p.m. on April 20, 2022. 

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 safety zone located 

in 33 CFR 165.845 for the Navy Week 

New Orleans 2022 Fireworks Display 

event. The regulations will be enforced 

from 7:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. on 

April 20, 2022. This action is being 

taken to provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waterways during this event, 

which will be located between MM 94.5 

and MM 95.5 above Head of Passes, 

Lower Mississippi River, LA. 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 Marine Safety Information Bulletins 

(MSIBs), Local Notice to Mariners 

(LNMs), and/or Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners (BNMs). 

Dated: March 29, 2022. 

W.E. Watson, 

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

Port Sector New Orleans. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07022 Filed 4–1–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2022–0149] 

RIN 1625–AA87 

Security Zone; Lower Mississippi 

River, New Orleans, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary security zone 

for all navigable waters within 400 

yards of the Left Descending Bank (LDB) 

of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) 

between Mile Marker (MM) 94.5 and 

MM 96, Above Head of Passes (AHP), 

New Orleans, LA. This security zone is 

necessary to provide security and 

protection for visiting vessels and 

personnel during the events related to 

the Navy Week New Orleans 2022. 

Entry of vessels or persons into this 

zone is prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Sector New Orleans (COTP) or a 

designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 7 a.m. 

on April 19, 2022, through noon on 

April 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2022– 

0149 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 on this rule, call or 

email Lieutenant Commander William 

A. Stewart, Sector New Orleans, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone 504–365–2246, 

email William.A.Stewart@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

AHP Above Head of Passes 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port Sector New 

Orleans 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

LDB Left Descending Bank 

LMR Lower Mississippi River 

MM Mile Marker 

TFR Temporary Final Rule 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

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 this rule because it 

would be impracticable. We must 

establish this security zone by April 19, 

2022, in order to provide proper 

security for visiting vessels and 

personnel, and we do not have 

sufficient time to request and respond to 

comments. 

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

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be contrary to the public 

interest because immediate action is 

needed to provide adequate security to 

protect the public during the Navy 

Week event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034 

(previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The 

Captain of the Port Secor New Orleans 

(COTP) has determined that the 

increased number of personnel and 

vessels anticipated to be visiting the city 

during the Navy Week New Orleans 

2022 requires certain security measures 

to ensure that the persons and property 

are kept secure during the events. The 

Coast Guard determined that a 

temporary security zone is needed for 

this and related events that will be 

taking place adjacent to a portion of 

Lower Mississippi River (LMR). 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a temporary 

security zone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on 

April 19, 2022 through April 21, 2022 

and from 7 a.m. to noon on April 22, 

2022. The security zone will cover all 

navigable waters within 400 yards of the 

Left Descending Bank (LDB) of the LMR 

between Mile Marker (MM) 94.5 to MM 


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