Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones
| Citation | 87 FR 14404 |
| Record Number | 2022-05376 |
| Published date | 15 March 2022 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Coast Guard |
Federal Register, Volume 87 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05376]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0133]
Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast
Guard District Requiring Safety Zones
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Riverfest
fireworks display on the Neches River in Port Neches, TX, from 8:30
p.m. through 10 p.m. on April 30, 2022 to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for
fireworks displays and other events within the Eighth Coast Guard
District identifies the regulated area for this event in Port Neches,
TX. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the
regulated area must comply with directions from the Captain of the
Port.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 3, line 1, will be
enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on April 30, 2022, or in the
event of postponement due to rain, on May 1, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Mr. Scott Whalen, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone 409-719-5086, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone
regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 3, Line 1, for the Port Neches
Riverfest fireworks display from 8:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on April 30,
2022, or in the event of rain, on May 1, 2022. This action is being
taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways before,
during, and after a pyrotechnics display. Our annual fireworks displays
and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard District requiring safety
zones, Sec. 165.801, specifies the location of the safety zone for the
Riverfest fireworks display which encompasses a 500-yard radius of the
fireworks barge anchored on the Neches River in approximate position
29[deg]59'51'' N 093[deg]57'06'' W (NAD83). During the enforcement
period, as reflected in Sec. 165.801, Table 3, if you are the operator
of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from
the Captain of the Port or designated representative.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of the
enforcement periods via Local Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety
Information Bulletin and Vessel Traffic Service Advisory.
Dated: March 9, 2022.
Molly A. Wike,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Zone Port
Arthur.
[FR Doc. 2022-05376 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
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