Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Boomsday Festival; Tennessee River 646.0-649.0; Knoxville, TN
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)
Rules and Regulations
Page 53675
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-21179
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
Docket No. USCG-2013-0717
RIN 1625-AA00
Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Boomsday Festival; Tennessee River 646.0-649.0; Knoxville, TN
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 Boomsday Festival Fireworks on the Tennessee River 646.0-649.0 from 9:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on September 1, 2013. This action is necessary to safeguard participants and spectators, including all crews, vessels, and persons on navigable waters, during the Boomsday Festival Fireworks. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting or anchoring in the Safety Zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Ohio Valley or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801 will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. on September 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call Petty Officer James Alter, Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Nashville at 615-736-5421, or james.r.alter@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone for the annual Boomsday Festival Fireworks listed in 33 CFR 165.801 Table 1, Table No. 36; Sector Ohio Valley, No. 39 on September 1, 2013 from 9:30 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.801, entry into the safety zone listed in Table 1, Table No. 36; Sector Ohio Valley, No. 39 is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the Safety Zone must request permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or designated representative.
This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552 (a); 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Public Law 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners and Marine Information Broadcasts.
If the Captain of the Port Ohio Valley or Patrol Commander determines that the Safety Zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: August 2, 2013.
R.V. Timme,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Ohio Valley.
FR Doc. 2013-21179 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am
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