Document ID: USCG-2019-0489-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Recurring Safety Zone; EQT 4th of July Celebration, Pittsburgh, PA
Posted Date: 2019-06-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13384]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0489]

Recurring Safety Zone; EQT 4th of July Celebration, Pittsburgh, 
PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the EQT 4th 
of July Fireworks to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and 
the marine environment on the navigable waters of the Allegheny, Ohio, 
and Monongahela River during this event. Our regulation for the marine 
events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated 
area for the event in Pittsburgh, PA. During the enforcement periods, 
entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of 
the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 47, will be 
enforced on July 4, 2019 from 9 p.m. to 10:40 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Charles Morris, 
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-670-
4288, email Charles.F.Morris@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
for the EQT 4th of July Celebration in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 
47, on July 4, 2019 from 9 p.m. to 10:40 p.m. This action is being 
taken to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine 
environment on the navigable waters of the Ohio River during this 
event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard 
District, Sec.  165.801 specifies the location of the regulated area 
for the EQT 4th of July Celebration. Entry into the regulated area is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety 
Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons or 
vessels desiring to enter into or pass through the regulated area must 
request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. They 
can be reached on VHF FM channel 16. If permission is granted, all 
persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or 
designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through 
Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), 
Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs), and/or through other means 
of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of each 
enforcement.

    Dated: June 19, 2019.
S. Miros,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2019-13384 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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