Document ID: USCG-2023-0492-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA—Essence Festival Fireworks Display
Posted Date: 2023-06-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 116 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12860]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0492]

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above 
Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA--Essence Festival Fireworks Display

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Essence 
Festival fireworks display located on the navigable waters of the Lower 
Mississippi River between mile marker (MM) 94.5 and MM 95.5. Our 
regulation for Safety Zones; Lower Mississippi River, mile markers 94 
to 97 above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA, in 33 CFR 165.845, 
identifies the regulated area for this event. This action is necessary 
to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during 
this event. During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  
165.845(c), entry into this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 9:30 
p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 1, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander William 
Stewart, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-2246, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.845 for the Essence Festival fireworks display event. 
This safety zone will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. through 10:30 p.m. on 
July 1, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
life on these navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for 
Safety Zones; Lower Mississippi River, mile markers 94 to 97 above Head 
of Passes, New Orleans, LA, in 33 CFR 165.845(a), specifies the 
location of the regulated area on the Lower Mississippi River, between 
MM 94.5 and MM 95.5. During the enforcement period, as reflected in 
Sec.  165.845(c), entry into this safety zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via Marine Safety Information Bulletin and Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 12, 2023.
K.K. Denning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2023-12860 Filed 6-15-23; 8:45 am]
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