83 FR 25370 - Recurring Safety Zone; Rice's Landing Riverfest, Rice's Landing, PA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 106 (June 1, 2018)

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rice's Landing Riverfest from June 8 through June 9, 2018, to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Rice's Landing, PA. During the enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25370-25371]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11775]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0455]


Recurring Safety Zone; Rice's Landing Riverfest, Rice's Landing, 
PA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rice's 
Landing Riverfest from June 8 through June 9, 2018, to provide for the 
safety of life on the navigable waterways during this event. Our 
regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District 
identifies the regulated area for this event in Rice's Landing, PA. 
During the enforcement periods, entry into this zone is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 7 will be 
enforced from 9:45 p.m. through 10:45 p.m., each day on June 8, 2018 
and June 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of

[[Page 25371]]

enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Charles Morris, Marine Safety 
Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
for the Rice's Landing Riverfest in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Line 7 
from 9:45 p.m. through 10:45 p.m. each day on June 8, 2018 and June 9, 
2018. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this 2-day event. Our regulation for marine 
events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.801, specifies 
the location of the safety zone for the Rice's Landing Riverfest, which 
covers a less than one-mile stretch of the Monongahela River. 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 pass 
through the area must request permission from the COTP or a designated 
representative. They can be reached on VHF FM channel 16. If permission 
is granted, all persons and vessel shall comply with the instructions 
of the COTP or designated representative.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the COTP or a designated representative will inform the public through 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local Notices to Mariners (LNM), 
Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs), and/or through other means 
of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours in advance of each 
enforcement.

    Dated: May 25, 2018.
L. McClain, Jr.,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh.
[FR Doc. 2018-11775 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P