Document ID: USCG-2018-0921-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes
Posted Date: 2018-10-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51628-51629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22225]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0921]

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Markers 94 to 97 Above 
Head of Passes

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 navigable 
waters of the Mississippi River between mile marker (MM) 94 and (MM) 
97, above Head of Passes on November 30, 2018, to provide for the 
safety of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable 
waterways during a fireworks display.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 5:30 
p.m. through 7 p.m. on November 30, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Brian Porter, Sector 
New Orleans Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-
2375, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary 
safety zone in accordance with the regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 from 
5:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. on November 30, 2018. This action is being 
taken to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine 
environment on navigable waters during this event. Our regulation for 
firework displays on the Mississippi

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River in New Orleans specifies the location of the regulated area 
between mile marker 94 and 97 above Head of Passes on the Lower 
Mississippi River. During the enforcement period, if you are the 
operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying 
a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide notification of the enforcement period via 
the Local Notice to Mariners, and marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: October 4, 2018.
K.M. Luttrell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2018-22225 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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