[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15090]
[[Page 41444]]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0415]
Safety Zones; Captain of the Port Boston Fireworks Display Zone,
Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the
Boston Harborfest in Boston Inner Harbor on July 2, 2016, to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the fireworks. Our
regulation for Captain of the Port Boston Fireworks display zone,
Boston Harbor, Boston, MA identifies the regulated area for this
fireworks display. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit
this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port or a
designated representative.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2) will be enforced
Saturday, July 2, 2016 from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Mark Cutter, Sector Boston
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 617-223-
4000, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local
regulations in 33 CFR 165.119(a)(2) Saturday, July 2, 2016 from 9 p.m.
to 9:45 p.m., for the Boston Harborfest in Boston Inner Harbor. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for Captain of
the Port Boston Fireworks display zone, Boston Harbor, Boston, MA,
Sec. 165.119(a)(2), specifies the location of the regulated area as
all U.S. navigable waters of Boston Inner Harbor within a 700-foot
radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 42[deg]21'41.2''
N. 071[deg]02'36.5'' W. (NAD 1983), located off of Long Wharf, Boston
MA. As specified in Sec. 165.119(e), during the enforcement period, no
vessel may transit this regulated area without approval from the
Captain of the Port Sector Boston (COTP) or a COTP designated
representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.119 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 this enforcement periods via the Local Notice to Mariners and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Dated: June 17, 2016.
C.C. Gelzer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Boston.
[FR Doc. 2016-15090 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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