Document ID: USCG-2023-0320-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Providence Fireworks, Providence, RI
Posted Date: 2023-05-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31174-31175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10429]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0320]

Safety Zone; Providence Fireworks, Providence, RI

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 
Providence Fireworks on July 2, 2023, to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waterways. Our regulations for safety

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zones for annually recurring marine events held in Coast Guard 
Southeastern New England Captain of the Port Zone identify the 
regulated area for this event. 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 165.173 will be enforced from 9 p.m. 
until 9:30 p.m. on July 2, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Christopher Matthews, 
Waterways Management Division, Sector Southeastern New England, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 401-435-2348, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in 33 CFR 165.173 for the Providence Fireworks regulated area 
from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on July 2, 2023. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this one-
day event, which will feature live fireworks. The regulation for marine 
events within the First Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.173, specifies 
the location of the regulated area for the Providence Fireworks which 
encompasses portions of the Providence River. During the enforcement 
period, vessels in the regulated area 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 the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: May 11, 2023.
C.J. Prindle,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Southeastern New 
England.
[FR Doc. 2023-10429 Filed 5-15-23; 8:45 am]
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