Document ID: USCG-2014-0375-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Oakmont Yacht Club Fireworks; Allegheny River Mile 11.75 to 12.25; Pittsburgh, PA (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15135]

[[Page 36655]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0375]
RIN 1625-AA00

Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Oakmont Yacht 
Club Fireworks; Allegheny River Mile 11.75 to 12.25; 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 Oakmont 
Yacht Club Fireworks on the Allegheny River, from mile 11.75 to 12.25, 
extending the entire width of the river. This zone will be in effect on 
July 19, 2014 from 9:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. This zone is needed to 
protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from the 
hazards associated with the Oakmont Yacht Club Fireworks. During the 
enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the safety 
zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as 
participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized 
by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Pittsburgh or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 will be enforced on July 19, 
2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Ronald Lipscomb, Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard, at telephone (412) 644-5808, email 
Ronald.c.lipscomb1@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Oakmont Yacht Club Fireworks listed in 33 CFR 165.801 
Table 1, Table No. 42; Sector Ohio Valley.
    Under the provisions of C33 CFR 165.801, entry into the safety zone 
listed in Table 1, Table No. 42; Sector Ohio Valley, 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 safety zone must request permission from the Captain of the 
Port Pittsburgh or a designated representative. If permission is 
granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552 (a); 33 
U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 
CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 
2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In 
addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will 
provide the maritime community with advance notification of this 
enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and updates via Marine 
Information Broadcasts.
    If the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh or designated representative 
determines that the Safety Zone need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the 
regulated area.

    Dated: June 4, 2014.
L.N. Weaver,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2014-15135 Filed 6-27-14; 8:45 am]
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