Document ID: USCG-2010-0063-0017
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Annual Firework Displays within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone (Federla Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-07-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18197]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]

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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual 
firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone during 
the dates and times noted below. 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 zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, 
Puget Sound or Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced during the 
dates and times noted below.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the 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 below.
    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on 
September 12, 2015 through 1:00 a.m. on September 13, 2015: Mukilteo 
Lighthouse Festival, Possession Sound, 47[deg]56.9' N., 122[deg]18.6' 
W.
    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332 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 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 33 CFR 165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this 
notice, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
extensive advanced notification of the safety zones via the Local 
Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the 
events.

    Dated: July 8, 2015.
M.W. Raymond,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2015-18197 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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