Document ID: USCG-2016-0580-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; North Charleston Fireworks Display
Posted Date: 2016-06-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14986]

[[Page 41215]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0580]

Special Local Regulations; North Charleston Fireworks Display

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the North Charleston Fireworks 
Special Local Regulation from 8:45 p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 
2016. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life on navigable 
waters of the United States during the Fourth of July Fireworks 
Displays. During the enforcement period, and in accordance with 
previously issued special local regulations, vessels may not enter, 
transit through, anchor in, or remain within the designated area unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulation for the City of North Charleston Fireworks under 
COTP Zone Charleston in 33 CFR 100.701, Table 1, will be enforced from 
8:45 p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email Lieutenant John Downing, Sector Charleston Office of 
Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 843-740-3184, email 
John.Z.Downing@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special 
local regulation for the North Charleston Fireworks Display in 33 CFR 
100.701 Table 1 from 8:45 p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2016.
    On July 4, 2016, South Carolina; The City of North Charleston is 
sponsoring the North Charleston Fireworks on the Charleston Harbor, 
South Carolina.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.701, all persons and vessels are 
prohibited from entering the regulated areas unless permission to enter 
has been granted by the Captain of the Port Charleston or designated 
representatives. This action is to provide enforcement action of 
regulated area that will encompass portions of the navigable waterways. 
Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated areas, but 
may not anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of official 
patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, 
State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing these 
regulations.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.701 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
    The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated area by Local 
Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and on-scene 
designated representatives. If the COTP Charleston determines that the 
regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated in 
this publication, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to 
grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
G.L. Tomasulo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2016-14986 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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