Document ID: USCG-2016-0145-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Cincinnati Reds Season Fireworks
Posted Date: 2016-06-08T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36800-36801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13584]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0145]

Safety Zone; Cincinnati Reds Season Fireworks

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 Cincinnati 
Reds Season Fireworks on the Ohio River, from mile marker 470.1 and 
ending at 470.4, extending 500 feet from the State of Ohio shoreline. 
This rule is effective during specific home games during the Major 
League Baseball season. Should the Cincinnati Reds make the playoffs 
and have additional home games; the Coast Guard will provide 
notification of enforcement periods via Broadcast Notices to Mariners, 
Local Notices to Mariners, and/or Marine Safety Information Bulletins 
as appropriate. This action is needed to protect vessels transiting the 
area and event spectators from the hazards associated with the 
Cincinnati Reds Barge-based fireworks. During the enforcement period, 
entry into or transiting in the safety zone is prohibited to all 
vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or official 
patrol vessels.

DATES:  The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table No. 1, Line no. 2 will 
be enforced from 9:00 p.m. through 11:30 p.m. on April 6, April 8, 
April 22, May 6, May 20, June 3, June 10, June 24, July 15, July 22, 
July 31, August 19, September 2, September 16, and September 30, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Caloeb Gandy, Sector Ohio Valley, 
U.S. Coast Guard at telephone 502-779-5334, email 
caloeb.l.gandy@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the Cincinnati Reds Season Fireworks listed in 33 CFR 165.801, 
Table no. 1, Line no. 2. These regulations can be found in the Code of 
Federal Regulations, under 33 CFR 165.801 or in the Federal Register 
(77 FR 12460). As specified in Sec.  165.801, during the enforcement 
period no vessel may transit this safety zone without approval from the 
Captain of the Port Ohio Valley (COTP). If permission is granted, all 
persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or 
designated representative.

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    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR part 
165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement in 
the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advanced notification of this enforcement period via 
Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) and Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM). 
If the COTP Ohio Valley determines that the regulated area need not be 
enforced for the full duration, a BNM to grant general permission to 
enter the safety zone may be used.

    Dated: March 24, 2016.
R.V. Timme,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Ohio Valley.
[FR Doc. 2016-13584 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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