Document ID: USCG-2018-0773-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District
Posted Date: 2018-08-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18824]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0773]

Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display taking place over the Patapsco River, Baltimore, MD, on 
September 15, 2018. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life 
on navigable waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for 
recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the Fifth Coast 
Guard District identifies the regulated area for this fireworks 
display. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain 
in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain 
of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or designated 
representative on scene.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location listed at (b)(4) in the table to Sec.  165.506 from 7:30 p.m. 
through 9:30 p.m. on September 15, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (WWM Division); telephone 410-
576-2674, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for entry (b)(4) in the table to Sec.  165.506 for the Defenders' Day 
Commemoration Fireworks display from 7:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on 
September 15, 2018. This action is being taken to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during the fireworks display. Our 
regulation for recurring safety zones for fireworks displays within the 
Fifth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.506, specifies the location of 
the regulated area for this safety zone within a 300-yard radius of the 
fireworks barge in approximate position 39[deg]15'55'' N, 
076[deg]34'35'' W, adjacent to the East Channel of Northwest Harbor. As 
specified in Sec.  165.506(d), during the enforcement period, no vessel 
may enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone without 
approval from the Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National Capital 
Region (COTP) or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene. 
Designated Coast Guard patrol personnel are comprised of commissioned, 
warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard 
may be assisted by other federal, state, or local law enforcement 
agencies in the enforcement of the safety zone. This year the fireworks 
display is happening on the third Saturday in September (September 15, 
2018) instead of the second Saturday in September (September 8, 2018) 
as published in the table to 33 CFR 165.506, section (b), row 4. The 
enforcement period is also being changed for this year's event. This 
year, the safety zone will be enforced from 7:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. 
on September 15, 2018.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.506(d) and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of 
enforcement published in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 
provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: August 24, 2018.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-18824 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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