82 FR 53421 - Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Display on the Ohio River, Monongahela River, Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

Page Range		53421-53421
FR Document		2017-24820

The Coast Guard will enforce the subject safety zone for the annual fireworks display that takes place every November on the Ohio River, Monongahela River and Allegheny River extending the entire width of the rivers. The zone is needed to protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring in the safety zone is prohibited to all vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0985]


Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Display on the Ohio River, 
Monongahela River, Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the subject safety zone for the 
annual fireworks display that takes place every November on the Ohio 
River, Monongahela River and Allegheny River extending the entire width 
of the rivers. The zone is needed to protect vessels transiting the 
area and event spectators from the hazards associated with the 
fireworks display. During the enforcement period, entry into, 
transiting, or anchoring in the safety zone is prohibited to all 
vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or official 
patrol vessels, unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the 
Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in the Table 1 in 33 CFR 165.801, No. 64, will 
be enforced from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on November 17, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
listed in the regulations in Table 1 in 33 CFR 165.801, No. 64. The 
safety zone is for the annual fireworks display on the Ohio River, from 
mile 0.0 to 0.3, Monongahela River mile 0.0 to 0.22 and Allegheny River 
mile 0.0 to 0.25, extending the entire width of the rivers, from 8 p.m. 
to 9:30 p.m. on November 17, 2017. This action is being taken to 
protect vessels transiting the area and event spectators from the 
hazards associated with the fireworks display. Entry into the safety 
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons 
or vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the safety zone 
must request permission from the COTP or a designated representative. 
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 
165.801 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 advance notification of these enforcement periods via 
Local Notice to Mariners and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

    Dated: November 9, 2017.
F. Smith,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port 
Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2017-24820 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am]
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Enforcement will be announced via Allegheny River mile 0.0 to 0.25, email Petty Officer Edmund Ofalt,
Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The COTP extending the entire width of the rivers, Waterways Management Branch, U.S.
will notify the maritime community of from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on November Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay;
periods during which these zones will 17, 2017. This action is being taken to telephone (215) 271–4814, email
respectively be enforced via Broadcast protect vessels transiting the area and Edmund.J.Ofalt@uscg.mil.
Notice to Mariners in accordance with event spectators from the hazards
33 CFR 165.7. associated with the fireworks display. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its
Entry into the safety zone is prohibited temporary final rule published on
Dated: October 27, 2017.
unless authorized by the Captain of the November 9, 2017, the Coast Guard
Patrick S. Nelson,
Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh established temporary safety zones near
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain
(COTP) or a designated representative. dredging and pipe laying operations,
of the Port of San Francisco.
Persons or vessels desiring to enter into diving operations, and underwater
[FR Doc. 2017–24842 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
or passage through the safety zone must construction operations (82 FR 52005).
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
request permission from the COTP or a The DATES section of the rule and the
designated representative. If permission preamble both gave the expiration date
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND is granted, all persons and vessels shall of the temporary rule as February 28,
SECURITY comply with the instructions of the 2018. In the regulatory text provided for
COTP or designated representative. the Code of Federal Regulations,
Coast Guard This notice of enforcement is issued however, that date was mistakenly given
under authority of 33 CFR 165.801 and as February 28, 2017. This document
33 CFR Part 165 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this corrects the error. Because the
notice of enforcement in the Federal temporary final rule uses the correct
[Docket No. USCG–2017–0985]
Register, the Coast Guard will provide date in all other instances, and because
Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Display the maritime community with advance February 2017 has already passed, the
on the Ohio River, Monongahela River, notification of these enforcement Coast Guard finds it unnecessary to offer
Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, PA periods via Local Notice to Mariners prior notice and opportunity for public
and updates via Marine Information
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. comment on this correction.
Broadcasts.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of Dated: November 9, 2017. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165
regulation. F. Smith, Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, (water), Reporting and recordkeeping
the subject safety zone for the annual Acting Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit
Pittsburgh.
requirements, Security measures,
fireworks display that takes place every Waterways.
November on the Ohio River, [FR Doc. 2017–24820 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
Monongahela River and Allegheny River BILLING CODE 9110–04–P For the reasons discussed in the
extending the entire width of the rivers. preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
The zone is needed to protect vessels CFR part 165 as follows:
transiting the area and event spectators DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
from the hazards associated with the SECURITY PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION
fireworks display. During the AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS
Coast Guard
enforcement period, entry into,
transiting, or anchoring in the safety ■ 1. The authority citation for part 165
33 CFR Part 165
zone is prohibited to all vessels not continues to read as follows:
registered with the sponsor as [Docket Number USCG–2017–1028] Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191;
participants or official patrol vessels, 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5;
unless specifically authorized by the RIN 1625–AA00
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Rehoboth No. 0170.1.
Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated Beach, DE
representative. § 165.T05–1028 [Amended]
DATES: The regulations in the Table 1 in AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
■ 2. In § 165.T05–1028(d), remove the
33 CFR 165.801, No. 64, will be ACTION: Correcting amendments.
date ‘‘February 28, 2017’’ and add in its
enforced from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on place the date ‘‘February 28, 2018’’.
November 17, 2017. SUMMARY: On November 9, 2017, the
Coast Guard published a rule Katia G. Kroutil,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
establishing temporary safety zones in
you have questions about this notice of Chief, Office of Regulations and
the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of
enforcement, call or email MST1 Administrative Law, U.S. Coast Guard.
Rehoboth Beach, DE and in Breakwater
Jennifer Haggins, Marine Safety Unit [FR Doc. 2017–24805 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
Harbor near Cape Henlopen. The rule
Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
was made enforceable from November 6, BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
412–221–0807, email
2017, through February 28, 2018.
Jennifer.L.Haggins@uscg.mil.
However, in regulatory text the February
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
date was mistakenly given as February
Guard will enforce the safety zone listed 28, 2017. This document corrects that
in the regulations in Table 1 in 33 CFR error.
165.801, No. 64. The safety zone is for
the annual fireworks display on the DATES:Effective November 16, 2017.
Ohio River, from mile 0.0 to 0.3, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
Monongahela River mile 0.0 to 0.22 and you have questions on this rule, call or

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Notice of enforcement of regulation.
Dates		The regulations in the Table 1 in 33 CFR 165.801, No. 64, will be enforced from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m., on November 17, 2017.
Contact		If you have questions about this notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 53421

82 FR 53421 - Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Display on the Ohio River, Monongahela River, Allegheny River, Pittsburgh, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITYCoast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard