Document ID: USCG-2023-0412-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone: Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones—St. John the Baptist Independence Day Celebration
Posted Date: 2023-06-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12653]

[[Page 38753]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0412]

Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the 
Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones--St. John the 
Baptist Independence Day Celebration

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for the 
St. John the Baptist Independence Day Celebration fireworks display 
located on the navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River between 
mile marker (MM) 137.5 and MM 138.5 in vicinity of Reserve, Louisiana. 
This action is needed to provide for the safety of life on these 
navigable waterways during the event. During the enforcement periods, 
entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port or a designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to 
enter into or passage through the zone must request permission from the 
Captain of the Port or a designated representative. If permission is 
granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Captain of the Port or designated representative. Designated 
representatives include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of 
the U.S. Coast Guard.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR part 165.801, Table 5, line 2 will be 
enforced from 8:30 through 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2023.

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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary 
safety zone in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 2 for the St. John the 
Baptist Independence Day Celebration event. This regulation will be 
enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2023. This action 
is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways 
during this event. Our regulation for annual fireworks displays and 
other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District requiring safety zones, 
33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 2, specifies the location of the safety 
zone between mile marker (MM) 137.5 and MM 138.5 on the Lower 
Mississippi River near Reserve, Louisiana. During the enforcement 
period, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port or a designated representative. Persons or vessels 
desiring to enter into or passage through the zone must request 
permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. 
If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the 
instructions of the Captain of the Port or designated representative. 
Designated representatives include commissioned, warrant, and petty 
officers of the U.S. Coast Guard.
    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 and/or 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 25, 2023.
K.K. Denning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2023-12653 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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