[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13917]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0589]
Safety Zone; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone regulation for an
annual fireworks event on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA from
9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2017. Enforcement
of this safety zone is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life
on navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after
these fireworks events. During the enforcement periods, no vessel may
transit this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the
Port or a designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced from 9:30
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2017, for the safety
zone listed in the Table to Sec. 165.506, line (a.)(16).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, you may call or email MST2 Amanda Boone, Sector
Delaware Bay Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
215-271-4889, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on June 30,
2017 and July 1, 2017, the Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulation listed in the Table to 33 CFR 165.506 (a.)(16) that takes
place on the Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA. This action is being
taken to enhance the safety of life on navigable waterways during the
fireworks display.
Coast Guard regulations for recurring firework events in Captain of
the Port Delaware Bay Zone, are published in Sec. 165.506, Safety
Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, which
specifies the location of the regulated area for this safety zone as
all waters of Delaware River, adjacent to Penns 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 west to
latitude 39[deg]56'29.1'' N., longitude 075[deg]07'56.5'' W., and
bounded on the north where the Benjamin Franklin Bridge crosses the
Delaware River.
As specified in Sec. [thinsp]165.506, during the enforcement
period, no vessel or person may enter, transit through, anchor in, or
remain within the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port Delaware Bay or a designated representative. If permission is
granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of
the COTP, designated representative or Patrol Commander.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.506 and 33 U.S.C. 1233. The Coast Guard will provide the maritime
community with advanced notice of enforcement of regulation by
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local Notice to Mariners and on-
scene actual notice by designated representative. In the event Captain
of the Port Delaware Bay determines that it's not necessary to enforce
the regulated area for the entire duration of the enforcement period, a
BNM will be issued to authorize general permission to enter the
regulated area.
Dated: Jun 27, 2017.
Scott E. Anderson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2017-13917 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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