[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41814-41815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15032]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0518]
Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Held in the Sector
Delaware Bay Captain of the Port Zone
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the Delaware
River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for annual fireworks displays
in the Captain of the Port Delaware Bay zone at specified times from
June 15, 2016 through July 4, 2016. Enforcement of this zone is
necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these fireworks
events. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this
regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port (COTP) or
a designated representative.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the safety
zone listed in Section (a), Line (16) of the Table in Sec. 165.506
from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 1, 2016, through July 4, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Brennan Dougherty, Sector
Delaware Bay Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
215-271-4851, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
for fireworks in the Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA listed in 33
CFR 165.506, in Section (a), Line (16) of the Table from 8 p.m. until
10 p.m. on June 15, 2016, and July 1, 2016, through July 4, 2016. This
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable
waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for Recurring
Marine Events in Captain of the Port Delaware Bay Zone, Sec. 165.506,
specifies the location of the regulated area for this safety zone as
all waters of
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Delaware River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, bounded
from shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line running
east to west from points along the shoreline at latitude
39[deg]56'31.2'' N, longitude 075[deg]08'28.1'' W; thence to latitude
39[deg]56'29''.1 N, longitude 075[deg]07'56.5'' W, and bounded on the
north by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
As specified in Sec. 165.506, during the enforcement period no
vessel may transit this safety zone without approval from the Captain
of the Port Delaware Bay (COTP). If permission is granted, all persons
and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or
designated representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.506 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime
community with advanced notification of this enforcement period via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM). If the COTP, Delaware Bay,
determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full
duration, a BNM to grant general permission to enter the safety zone
will be used.
Dated: June 14, 2016.
Benjamin A. Cooper,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2016-15032 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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