84 FR 30021 - Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard District

The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones for fireworks displays on the Metedeconk River, Brick Township, NJ, as described in its regulations for the Fifth Coast Guard District on various dates in July 2019 to provide for safety of life on navigable waterways during these events. During the enforcement periods an operator of a vessel may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30021-30022]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13564]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0468]


Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays in the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation; change of enforcement 
date.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zones for fireworks 
displays on the Metedeconk River, Brick Township, NJ, as described in 
its regulations for the Fifth Coast Guard District on various dates in 
July 2019 to provide for safety of life on navigable waterways during 
these events. During the enforcement periods an operator of a vessel 
may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol 
personnel on scene.

DATES: The safety zone in section (a), row (9) of the table to 33 CFR 
165.506 will be enforced from 6 p.m. through 10 p.m. on each of the 
following dates: July 4, July 11, July 18, and July 25, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, you may call or email Petty Officer Thomas 
Welker, U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay, Waterways Management 
Division, telephone 215-271-4814, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
as described in section (a), row (9) of the table to 33 CFR 165.506 
from 6 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. on July 4, July 11, July 18, and July 25 
of 2019. The published enforcement period for this event is July 2, 
July 3, July 4 or July 5, and every Thursday in August. We are 
announcing a change of enforcement date for this year's event with this 
notice of enforcement because the events will take place every Thursday 
in July. This action is necessary to ensure safety of life on the 
navigable waters of the United States immediately prior to, during, and 
immediately after the fireworks displays. Our regulation for safety 
zones of fireworks displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, 
table to Sec.  165.506, section (a), row (9), specifies the location of 
the regulated area as all waters of the Metedeconk River within 300 
yards of a fireworks launch site at approximate position latitude 
40[deg]03'24'' N, longitude 074[deg]06'42'' W, near the shoreline in 
Brick Township, NJ. As reflected in Sec.  165.506(d), an operator of a 
vessel may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone 
during the enforcement period unless authorized by the Captain

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of the Port or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide notification of the enforcement periods 
via broadcast notice to mariners.

    Dated: June 20, 2019.
Scott E. Anderson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2019-13564 Filed 6-25-19; 8:45 am]
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