Document ID: USCG-2016-0788-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Pittsburgh Pirates Fireworks; Allegheny River Mile 0.2 to 0.8
Posted Date: 2016-09-07T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 61616-61617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21439]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG- 2016-0788]

Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Pittsburgh 
Pirates Fireworks; Allegheny River Mile 0.2 to 0.8

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Pittsburgh 
Pirates Fireworks on the Allegheny River, from mile 0.2 to 0.8, to 
protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from the 
hazards associated with the Pittsburgh Pirates land-based fireworks 
displays following certain home games throughout the season. During the 
enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the safety 
zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as 
participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized 
by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Pittsburgh or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 1, Sector Ohio Valley, 
No. 1 will be enforced from 8:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., on September 
10, 2016 with a rain date to occur within 48 hours of the scheduled 
date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1

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Jennifer Haggins, Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 412-221-0807, email Jennifer.L.Haggins@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Pittsburgh Pirates Fireworks listed in 33 CFR 165.801 
Table 1, Sector Ohio Valley, No. 1 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on 
September 10, 2016. Should inclement weather require rescheduling, the 
safety zone will be within 48 hours of the scheduled date. Entry into 
the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or a 
designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or 
passage through the safety zone must request permission from the COTP 
or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all persons 
and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or 
designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advance notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to 
Mariners and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

L. Mcclain, Jr.,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2016-21439 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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