81 FR 59479 - Safety Zone; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

The Coast Guard will enforce regulations for a safety zone for an annual fireworks event in the Captain of the Port Delaware Bay zone from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 16, 2016, with a rain date of September 18, 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 periods, no vessel may transit this regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 59479]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0754]


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 regulations for a safety zone for 
an annual fireworks event in the Captain of the Port Delaware Bay zone 
from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 16, 2016, with a rain date of 
September 18, 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 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 8 p.m. 
through 10 p.m. on September 16, 2016, with a rain date of September 
18, 2016, for the safety zone identified in row (a)(16) of Table to 
Sec.  165.506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Thomas Simkins, Sector 
Delaware Bay Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
215-271-4889, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 16, 
2016, with a rain date of September 18, 2016, the Coast Guard will 
enforce regulations in 33 CFR 165.506 for the safety zone in the 
Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA listed in row (a)(16) in the table 
in that section. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during the fireworks display.
    Our regulations for recurring firework events in Captain of the 
Port Delaware Bay Zone, appear in Sec.  165.506, Safety Zones; 
Fireworks Displays in 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 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.  [thinsp]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 may be used.

    Dated: August 24, 2016.
Benjamin A. Cooper,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2016-20774 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am]
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