Document ID: USCG-2019-0619-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; Upper Potomac River, Washington Channel, DC
Posted Date: 2019-07-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15886]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0619]

Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; 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 three fireworks 
displays taking place over the Washington Channel, adjacent to The 
Wharf DC, Washington, DC; the first on August 4, 2019, the second on 
September 21, 2019, and the third on December 7, 2019. This action is 
necessary to ensure the safety of life on navigable waterways during 
these fireworks displays. Our regulation for recurring fireworks 
displays from January 12, 2019, through December 31, 2019 identifies 
the temporary safety zones for these fireworks display events. During 
the enforcement periods, 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 8:30 p.m. 
through 10 p.m. on August 4, 2019; from 6:30 p.m. through 9 p.m. on 
September 21, 2019; from 7 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on December 7, 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 9:20 p.m. through 9:25 p.m. on August 4, 2019. There is no 
alternate date for this fireworks display event. The Coast Guard will 
enforce the temporary safety zone in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 (84 FR 4333, 
Feb. 15, 2019) for a fireworks display from 7:30 p.m. through 7:45 p.m. 
on September 21, 2019. There is no alternate date for this fireworks 
display event. The Coast Guard will enforce the temporary safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.T05-1011 for a fireworks display from 8 p.m. through 8:15 
p.m. on December 7, 2019. There is no alternate date for this fireworks 
display event. These are the third, fourth and fifth of eight recurring 
fireworks displays held adjacent to The Wharf DC, Washington, DC, 
anticipated from January 12, 2019, through December 31, 2019. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during the fireworks displays. Our regulation for this 
fireworks display, Sec.  [thinsp]165.T05-1011, specifies the location 
of the regulated area for these temporary safety zones, which encompass 
portions of the Washington Channel, adjacent to The Wharf DC, 
Washington, DC. During the enforcement periods, 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 zones at the time they are 
activated are to depart the zones. The Coast Guard may be assisted by 
other federal, state, or local agencies in the enforcement of these 
safety zones.
    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 plans to provide 
notification of these enforcement periods via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: July 22, 2019.
Joseph B. Loring,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2019-15886 Filed 7-25-19; 8:45 am]
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