Document ID: USCG-2017-0537-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Three Rivers Regatta Fireworks/EQT 4th of July Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA
Posted Date: 2017-06-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13399]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0537]

Safety Zone; Three Rivers Regatta Fireworks/EQT 4th of July 
Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY:  Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:  Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the ``Three 
Rivers Regatta Fireworks/EQT 4th of July Celebration'' on the Allegheny 
River, Monongahela River, and Ohio River. The safety zone is necessary 
to provide for the safety of life and to protect vessels from the 
hazards associated with the ``Three Rivers Regatta Fireworks/EQT 4th of 
July Celebration'' barge fireworks displays. During the enforcement 
period, entry into the safety zone is prohibited for all vessels not 
registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, 
unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety 
Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, line 47, will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., on July 4, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email 
Jennifer.L.Haggins@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the annual ``Three Rivers Regatta Fireworks/EQT 4th of July 
Celebration'' barge fireworks display, listed in the regulations in 33 
CFR 165.801, Table 1, Sector Ohio Valley, No. 47 from 9 p.m. until 
10:30 p.m., on July 4, 2017. Our Sector Ohio Valley Annual and 
Recurring Safety Zones, Sec.  165.801, specifies the location of the 
regulated area for the Ohio River, Mile 0.0-0.5, Alleghany River, Mile 
0.0-0.5, and Monongahela River, Mile 0.0-0.5. Entry into the safety 
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons 
or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the safety zone 
must request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. 
If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the 
instructions of the COTP or designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide advance 
notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners 
and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

    Dated: June 19, 2017.
L. McClain, Jr.,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2017-13399 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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