Safety Zone; New Orleans, LA

• Published date: 15 October 2019
• Record Number: 2019-22409
• Section: Rules and Regulations
• Court: Coast Guard

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Page 55057]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-22409]
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                DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
                Coast Guard
                33 CFR Part 165
                [Docket No. USCG-2019-0795]
                Safety Zone; New Orleans, LA
                AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
                ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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                SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone between
                mile marker (MM) 96.7 and MM 95.7 above Head of Passes, Lower
                Mississippi River, LA. This action is necessary to provide for the
                safety of life on these navigable waters near New Orleans, LA, during a
                fireworks display. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any
                vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the
                Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard
                ensign.
                DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 9:15
                p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on January 18, 2020.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
                document, call or email Lieutenant Commander Corinne Plummer, Sector
                New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-2375, email
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
                regulation found in 33 CFR 165.845(a) for the Host-Global New Orleans
                Fireworks Display event from 9:15 p.m. through 10:15 p.m. on January
                18, 2020. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life
                on navigable waterways during this event, which will be located between
                MM 96.7 and MM 95.7, above Head of Passes, Lower Mississippi River, LA.
                During the enforcement periods, 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 the publication of this document in the Federal
                Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this
                enforcement period via a Marine Safety Information Bulletin and
                Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
                 Dated: October 7, 2019.
                K.M. Luttrell,
                Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
                [FR Doc. 2019-22409 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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