Document ID: USCG-2019-0116-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; Upper Potomac River, Washington Channel, DC
Posted Date: 2019-03-06T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7997-7998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04015]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0116]

Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; Upper Potomac River, 
Washington Channel, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for two 
fireworks displays taking place over the Washington Channel, adjacent 
to The Wharf DC, Washington, DC; the first on March 2, 2019, (no 
alternate date) and the second on April 6, 2019, (with an alternate 
date on April 7, 2019). This action is necessary to ensure the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during these fireworks displays. Our 
regulation for recurring fireworks displays from January 12, 2019, 
through December 31, 2019 identifies the temporary safety zones for 
these fireworks display events. During the enforcement periods, persons 
and vessels are prohibited from entering the safety zone unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region 
or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 will be enforced for the 
location specified in paragraph (a) of that section from 5:30 p.m. 
through 7 p.m. on March 2, 2019; from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on April 
6, 2019, and if necessary due to inclement weather, from 8 p.m. through 
9:30 p.m. on April 7, 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-

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DG-SectorMD-NCR-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the temporary 
safety zone in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 (84 FR 4333, Feb. 15, 2019) for a 
fireworks display from 5:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. on March 2, 2019. There 
is no alternate date for this fireworks display event. The Coast Guard 
will enforce the temporary safety zone in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 for a 
fireworks display from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on April 6, 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 
9:30 p.m. on April 7, 2019. These are the first and second of eight 
recurring fireworks displays held adjacent to The Wharf DC, Washington, 
DC, anticipated from January 12, 2019, through December 31, 2019. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during the fireworks displays. Our regulation for this 
fireworks display, Sec.  165.T05-1011, specifies the location of the 
regulated area for these temporary safety zones, which encompass 
portions of the Washington Channel, adjacent to The Wharf DC, 
Washington, DC. During the enforcement periods, as specified in Sec.  
165.T05-1011(c), persons and vessels may not enter the safety zones 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Maryland-National 
Capital Region (COTP) or the COTP's designated representative. All 
vessels underway within the safety zones at the time they are activated 
are to depart the zones. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other 
federal, state, or local agencies in the enforcement of these safety 
zones.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.T05-1011 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). 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: February 28, 2019.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-04015 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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