Document ID: USCG-2019-0409-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District
Posted Date: 2019-06-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26571-26572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11963]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0409]

Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation; changes of enforcement.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce two safety zones for fireworks 
displays: The first taking place over the Chester River, at Kent Island 
Narrows, MD, on July 2, 2019, (an alternate date on July 3, 2019) and 
the second over the Chesapeake Bay, at Chesapeake Beach, MD, on July 3, 
2019, (an alternate date on July 5, 2019). This action is necessary to 
ensure the safety of life on navigable waterways during these fireworks 
displays. Our regulation for recurring Fireworks Displays in the Fifth 
Coast Guard District identifies the safety zones for these fireworks 
display events. During the enforcement periods, vessels may not enter, 
remain in, or transit through the safety zones unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on 
scene.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location listed in the table to Sec.  165.506 at (b)(24) Coast Guard 
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region--COTP Zone from 8:30 p.m. 
through 11 p.m. on July 2, 2019. If necessary due to inclement weather, 
the fireworks display event will be rescheduled and the safety zone 
will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 3, 2019.
    The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the location 
listed in the table to Sec.  165.506 at (b)(9) Coast Guard Sector 
Maryland-National Capital Region--COTP Zone from 8 p.m. until 10:30 
p.m. on July 3, 2019. If necessary due to inclement weather, the 
fireworks display event will be rescheduled and the safety zone will be 
enforced from 8 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Waterways Management Division; 
telephone 410-576-2674, email D05-DG-SectorMD-NCR-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in the table to 33 CFR 165.506 at (b)(24) for the Kent Island Narrows, 
MD, fireworks display from 8:30 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 2, 2019. 
If necessary due to inclement weather, the fireworks display event will 
be rescheduled and the safety zone will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. 
through 11 p.m. on July 3, 2019. This date is a slight change from the 
anticipated date and times of enforcement appearing in the CFR for this 
event--Thursday before July 4th (observed); and or July 4th, from 5:30 
p.m. to 1 a.m. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
life on

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navigable waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for 
recurring Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District, Sec.  
165.506, specifies the location of the regulated area for this safety 
zone for the Kent Island Narrows, MD, fireworks display, which 
encompasses portions of the Chester River in Queen Anne's County, MD. 
As specified in Sec.  165.506(d), during the enforcement period, 
vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National 
Capital Region (COTP) or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on 
scene. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other federal, state, or 
local agencies in the enforcement of the safety zone.
    The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the table to 33 CFR 
165.506 at (b)(9) for the Town of Chesapeake Beach, MD, fireworks 
display from 8 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2019. If necessary 
due to inclement weather, the fireworks display event will be 
rescheduled and the safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 
10:30 p.m. on July 5, 2019. This date is a slight change from the 
anticipated date and times of enforcement appearing in the CFR for this 
event--July 4th or the Sunday before, from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during the fireworks display. The table to Sec.  165.506 at 
(b)(9) specifies the location of the regulated area for this safety 
zone for the Town of Chesapeake Beach, MD, fireworks display, which 
encompasses portions of the Chesapeake Bay near Chesapeake Beach, MD. 
As specified in Sec.  165.506(d), during the enforcement period, 
vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National 
Capital Region (COTP) or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on 
scene. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other federal, state, or 
local agencies in the enforcement of the safety zone. (b)(9).
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of these enforcement 
periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information 
broadcasts.

    Dated: May 30, 2019.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital 
Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-11963 Filed 6-6-19; 8:45 am]
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