Document ID: USCG-2018-0426-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Recurring Safety Zone; EQT 4th of July Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA
Posted Date: 2018-06-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13393]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0426]

Recurring Safety Zone; 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 the safety zone for the EQT 4th 
of July Celebration to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and 
the marine environment on the navigable waters of the Ohio, Allegheny, 
and Monongahela Rivers during this event. Our regulation for marine 
events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated 
area for this event in Pittsburgh, PA. During the enforcement periods, 
entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 47, will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Charles Morris, 
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-
0807, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
for the EQT 4th of July Celebration in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 
47, from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2018. This action is being 
taken to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine 
environment on navigable waters of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela 
Rivers during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the 
Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.801, specifies the location of 
the safety zone for the EQT 4th of July Celebration, which covers a 
less than one-mile stretch of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela 
Rivers. 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 the 
safety zone must request permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16. If permission 
is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions 
of the COTP or designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through 
Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 
Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs), and/or through other means 
of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of 
enforcement.

    Dated: June 15, 2018.
L. McClain, Jr.,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2018-13393 Filed 6-21-18; 8:45 am]
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