Document ID: USCG-2023-0413-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones—Go 4th New Orleans Independence Day Celebration
Posted Date: 2023-06-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38748-38749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12652]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0413]

Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the 
Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones--Go 4th New Orleans 
Independence Day Celebration

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for the 
Go 4th New Orleans Independence Day Celebration fireworks display 
located on the navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River between 
mile marker (MM) 94.3 and MM 95.3. This action is needed to provide for 
the safety of life on these navigable waterways during this event. 
During the enforcement periods, entry into this zone 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 zone must request permission from the Captain of the Port 
or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all persons 
and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain of the 
Port or designated representative. Designated representatives include 
commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast Guard.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR part 165.801, Table 5, line 3 will be 
enforced from 8:30 through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 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 temporary 
safety zone in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 3, for the Go 4th New 
Orleans Independence Day Celebration fireworks display event. This 
regulation will be enforced from 8:30 through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 
2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
these navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for annual 
fireworks displays and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District 
requiring safety zones, 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 3 specifies the 
location of the safety zone on the Lower Mississippi River, between 
mile marker (MM) 94.3 and MM 95.3. During the enforcement period, entry 
into this zone 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 zone must request permission from the 
Captain of the Port or a designated representative. If permission is 
granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Captain of the Port or designated representative. Designated 
representatives include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of 
the U.S. Coast Guard.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide

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notification of this enforcement period via a Marine Safety Information 
Bulletin and/or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 25, 2023.
K.K. Denning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2023-12652 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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