Document ID: USCG-2019-0339-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone for Fireworks Display; Upper Potomac River, Washington Channel, DC
Posted Date: 2019-05-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10527]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0339]

Safety Zone for Fireworks Display; Upper Potomac River, 
Washington Channel, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks 
display taking place over the Washington Channel, adjacent to The Wharf 
DC, Washington, DC on June 8, 2019, (with an alternate date on October 
18, 2019). This action is necessary to ensure the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for 
recurring fireworks displays at this location from January 12, 2019, 
through December 31, 2019 identifies the safety zones for these 
fireworks display events. During the enforcement period, persons and 
vessels are prohibited from entering the safety zone unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 will be enforced for the 
location specified in paragraph (a) of that section from 8 p.m. through 
10:30 p.m. on June 8, 2019, and if necessary due to inclement weather, 
from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on October 18, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, Waterways Management Division; 
telephone 410-576-2674, email D05-DG-SectorMD-NCR-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 (84 FR 4333, Feb. 15, 2019) for a fireworks 
display from 9 p.m. through 9:15 p.m. on June 8, 2019. If necessary due 
to inclement weather, the fireworks display event will be rescheduled 
and the safety zone will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on 
October 18, 2019. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during the fireworks display. Our 
regulation for this fireworks display, Sec.  [thinsp]165.T05-1011, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for this temporary safety 
zone, which encompasses portions of the Washington Channel, adjacent to 
The Wharf DC, Washington, DC. During the enforcement period, as 
specified in Sec.  [thinsp]165.T05-1011(c), persons and vessels may not 
enter the safety zones unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (COTP) or the COTP's designated 
representative. All vessels underway within the safety zone at the time 
it is activated are to depart the zone. The Coast Guard may be assisted 
by other federal, state, or local agencies in the enforcement of the 
safety zone.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.T05-1011 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of 
enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide 
notification of the enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners 
and may provide notice via the Local Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: May 15, 2019.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-10527 Filed 5-20-19; 8:45 am]
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