Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 236 / Monday, December 9, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 97539 

to act as the Sector Commander’s 

official representative; and will be 

located aboard the lead official patrol 

vessel. As the Sector Commander’s 

representative, the PATCOM may 

terminate the event any time it is 

deemed necessary for the protection of 

life and property. PATCOM may be 

reached on VHF–FM Channel 13 

(156.65MHz) or 16 (156.8MHz) when 

required, by the call sign ‘‘PATCOM.’’ 

The Patrol Commander may, upon 

request, allow the transit of commercial 

vessels through regulated areas when it 

is safe to do so. The Coast Guard may 

be assisted by other Federal, state, or 

local agencies. 

This notice of enforcement is issued 

under authority of 33 CFR 100.1104 and 

5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this 

notification of enforcement in the 

Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 

provide the maritime community with 

advance notification of this enforcement 

period via a Marine Safety Information 

Bulletin (MSIB) and a Broadcast Notice 

to Mariners (BNM). If the Captain of the 

Port Los Angeles Long Beach 

determines that the Special Local 

Regulations need not to be enforced for 

the full duration stated in this notice, 

the Captain of the Port may use a 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners to reflect 

the change. 

Dated: December 3, 2024. 

Stacey L. Crecy, 

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

Port Los Angeles—Long Beach. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28751 Filed 12–5–24; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2024–0998] 

Safety Zone; Los Angeles County 

Annual New Years Eve Fireworks 

Event 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

safety zones for the Los Angeles County 

Holiday Fireworks on December 14, 

2024, and the Los Angeles County New 

Years Eve Fireworks on December 31, 

2024 through January 1, 2025. These 

safety zones are to provide for the safety 

of life and property on the navigable 

waterways during these events. Our 

regulation for firework events within the 

Los Angeles Long Beach Captain of the 

Port Zone identifies the regulated areas 

for these firework events in Marina del 

Rey, CA. During the enforcement 

periods, 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 

165.1125 will be enforced for the 

locations identified in Table 1 to 

§ 165.1125 Item Number 14, from 5:30 

p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 14, 2024, 

and Item Number 15, from 8:00 p.m. on 

December 31, 2024, through 1:00 a.m. 

on January 1, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of enforcement, call or 

email LCDR Kevin Kinsella, U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone 310–521–3860, email 

D11-SMB-SectorLALB-WWM@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the safety zones in 

33 CFR 165.1125 for the Los Angeles 

County Holiday Fireworks regulated 

area in Item Number 14 of Table 1 to 

§ 165.1125 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. 

on December 14, 2024 and for the New 

Years Eve Fireworks regulated area in 

Item Number 15 of Table 1 to § 165.1125 

from 8:00 p.m. on December 31, 2024, 

to 1:00 a.m. on January 1, 2025. This 

action will be taken to provide for the 

safety of life on navigable waterways 

during the events. Our regulation for 

fireworks events within the Los Angeles 

Long Beach Captain of the Port Zone, 

Table 1 to § 165.1125, Item Numbers 14 

and 15, specifies the location of the 

regulated areas for the Los Angeles 

County Holiday Fireworks and the New 

Years Eve Fireworks, which 

encompasses portions of Marina del 

Rey. During the enforcement periods, 

§ 165.1125 requires operators of a vessel 

in the regulated area to comply with 

directions from the Patrol Commander 

or Official Patrol, defined as any Coast 

Guard or other Federal, state, or local 

law enforcement assisting the Coast 

Guard in enforcing the regulated area. 

In addition to this notification of 

enforcement in the Federal Register, the 

Coast Guard plans to provide 

notification of this enforcement period 

via a Marine Safety Information Bulletin 

(MSIB) and a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners (BNM). 

Dated: December 3, 2024. 

Stacey L. Crecy, 

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

Port Los Angeles-Long Beach. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28754 Filed 12–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–1025] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Queensway Bay, Long 

Beach, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

the navigable waters of Queensway Bay. 

The safety zone is needed to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

created by a fireworks display. Entry of 

vessels or persons into this zone is 

prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Los Angeles-Long Beach. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 11 

p.m. on December 31, 2024, through 

12:30 a.m. January 1, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

1025 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 rule, call 

or email Lieutenant Commander Kevin 

Kinsella, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Los 

Angeles-Long Beach, Chief, Waterways 

Management Division; telephone (310) 

521–3861, email D11-SMB-SectorLALBWWM@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule under the authority in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory 

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.’’ The Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 


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