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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 565-566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31636]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-1099]

Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent 
Waters, Washington, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac 
River, Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for the 
State Funeral for former President James Carter. This action is 
necessary to protect government officials, mitigate potential terrorist 
acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime safety and security 
immediately before, during, and after this activity. During the 
enforcement period, entry into or remaining within the zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or their 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 8 a.m., 
January 7, 2025, through 4 p.m., January 9, 2025, for the security zone 
location identified in 33 CFR 16.508(a)(6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LCDR Kate Newkirk, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Waterways 
Management Division; telephone 410-576-2596, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in 
33 CFR 165.508 for the locations identified in paragraph (a)(6) from 8 
a.m., January 7, 2025, through 4 p.m., January 9, 2025. This action is 
being taken to protect government officials, mitigate potential 
terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime safety 
and security immediately before, during, and after this event. Our 
regulations for the Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, 
and adjacent waters at Washington, DC. The regulation at 33 CFR 
165.508(a)(6) specifies the location for this security zone as an area 
that includes all navigable waters described in paragraphs (a)(1) 
through (3), which includes Zones 1, 2, and 3.
     Security Zone 1, paragraph (a)(1); all navigable waters of 
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by 
the Francis Scott Key (US-29) Bridge, at mile 113, and bounded to the 
south by a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0'' W, 
eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline 
at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 077[deg]01'19.8'' W, 
including the waters of the Boundary Channel, Pentagon Lagoon, 
Georgetown Channel Tidal Basin, and Roaches Run.
     Security Zone 2, paragraph (a)(2); all navigable waters of 
the Anacostia River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north 
by the John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and 
bounded to the south by a line drawn from the District of Columbia 
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 
077[deg]01'19.8'' W, southward across the Anacostia River to the 
District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at position 
38[deg]50'52.4'' N, 077[deg]01'10.9'' W, including the waters of the 
Washington Channel.
     Security Zone 3 paragraph (a)(3); all navigable waters of 
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by 
a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0'' W, eastward 
across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline at Hains 
Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 077[deg]01'19.8'' W, thence 
southward across the Anacostia River to the District of Columbia 
shoreline at Giesboro Point at position 38[deg]50'52.4'' N, 
077[deg]01'10.9'' W, and bounded to the south by the Woodrow Wilson 
Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge, at mile 103.8.
    During the enforcement period, as specified in Sec.  165.508(b), 
entry into or remaining in these zones is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital 
Region. Public vessels and vessels already at berth at the time of the 
security zone is implemented do not have to depart the security zone. 
All vessels underway within the security zone at the time the security 
zone is implemented are to depart the zone. To seek permission to 
transit the zone, the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital 
Region can be contacted at telephone number (410) 576-2525 or on Marine 
Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Coast Guard vessels 
enforcing this zone can be contacted on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM 
channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard may be assisted by other 
Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this 
regulation. If the Captain of the Port or his designated on-scene 
patrol personnel determines the security zone need not be enforced for 
the full duration stated in this notification, a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners may be used to suspend enforcement and grant general 
permission to enter the security zone.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification to this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners, and marine 
information broadcasts.

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    Dated: December 30, 2024.
Patrick C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-31636 Filed 1-3-25; 8:45 am]
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