Document ID: USCG-2017-0617-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound
Posted Date: 2017-06-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13682]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0617]

Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the 
Port, Puget Sound

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce five safety zones for annual 
firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone during 
the dates and times noted under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This action 
is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the 
maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. 
During the enforcement periods, entry into, transit through, mooring, 
or anchoring within these safety zones is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or their Designated 
Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced for the five 
safety zones listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION from 5 p.m. on July 
4, 2017, through 1 a.m. on July 5, 2017 during the dates and times 
specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Zachary Spence, 
Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 206-
217-6051, SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for 
the following five safety zones established for Annual Fireworks 
Displays within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of 
Responsibility in 33 CFR 165.1332 during the dates and times noted in 
the table below.
    The following safety zones will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 4, 
2017, through 1 a.m. on July 5, 2017:

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            Event name                   Location                 Latitude                    Longitude
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Tacoma Freedom Fair..............  Commencement Bay...  47[deg]17.103' N.            122[deg]28.410' W.
Friday Harbor Independence.......  Friday Harbor......  48[deg]32.255' N.            123[deg]0.654.033' W.
Three Tree Point Community         Three Tree Point...  47[deg]27.033' N.            122[deg]23.15' W.
 Fireworks.
Everett 4th of July..............  Port Gardner.......  48[deg]0.672' N.             122[deg]13.391' W.
Seattle Seafair..................  Lake Washington....  47[deg] 34.333' N.           122[deg] 16.017' W.
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    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332(b) apply to the 
activation and enforcement of these safety zones. All vessel operators 
who desire to enter the safety zone must obtain permission from the 
Captain of the Port or their Designated Representative by contacting 
the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center 
(JHOC) on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or via telephone at (206) 217-6002.
    The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1332 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to the publication of this 
document in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the 
maritime community with extensive advanced notification of enforcement 
of these safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts on the day of the events.

    Dated: June 26, 2017.
L.A. Sturgis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2017-13682 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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