SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in 33 CFR 165.1125, Table 1 to § 165.1125, item 15, for New Year's Eve Fireworks, Los Angeles County, from 8 p.m. on December 31, 2023, to 1 a.m. on January 1, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for firework events within the Los Angeles Long Beach Captain of the Port zone, Table 1 to § 165.1125 item 15, specifies the location of the regulated area for the New Year's Eve Fireworks which encompasses portions of the Marina del Rey Harbor and Ballona Creek. During the enforcement periods, as reflected in § 165.1125, if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

The Coast Guard recently published a proposed rule (88 FR 83511, November 30, 2023) and subsequent final rule ( printed page 89579) titled “Safety Zone; Marina Del Rey, California” which proposed to add this event 15 to the table 1 to § 165.1125.

In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via marine information broadcasts.

If the Captain of the Port Los Angeles—Long Beach determines that the safety zone need not to be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, the Captain of the Port may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to reflect the change.

88 FR 89578