
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33308-33309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13684]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0063]


Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the 
Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual 
firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound area of 
responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This action is 
necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the 
maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. 
During the enforcement periods, entry into, transit through, mooring, 
or anchoring within these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or Designated Representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced during the 
dates and times noted below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email ENS Anthony P. LaBoy, Sector Puget Sound Waterways 
Management, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6323, 
SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones established for Annual Fireworks Displays within the Captain of 
the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility in 33 CFR 165.1332 during 
the dates and times noted below.
    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on June 
30, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 1, 2012:

 
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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Langlie's Old Fashioned        Indianola........  47[deg]44.817' N       122[deg]31.533' W      250 yds.
 Independence Celebration.
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    The following safety zones will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
3, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 4, 2012:

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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Liberty Bay Fireworks........  Liberty Bay......  47[deg]43.917' N       122[deg]39.133' W      300 yds.
Alderbrook Resort & Spa        Hood Canal.......  47[deg]21.033' N       122[deg]13.233' W      350 yds.
 Fireworks.
Deer Harbor Annual Fireworks   Deer Harbor......  48[deg]37.000' N       123[deg]00.250' W      150 yds.
 Display.
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    The following safety zones will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
4, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 5, 2012.

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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Port Angeles Chamber of        Port Angeles       48[deg]07.033' N       123[deg]24.967' W      300 yds.
 Commerce.                      Harbor.
Sheridan Beach Community.....  Lake Forest Park.  47[deg]44.783' N       122[deg]16.917' W      200 yds.
Brewster Fire Department       Brewster.........  48[deg]06.367' N       119[deg]47.15' W       250 yds.
 Fireworks.
City of Mount Vernon           Edgewater Park...  48[deg]25.178' N       122[deg]20.424' W      150 yds.
 Fireworks.
Tacoma Freedom Fair..........  Commencement Bay.  47[deg]16.817' N       122[deg]27.933' W      300 yds.
City of Renton Fireworks.....  Renton, Lake       47[deg]30.386' N       122[deg]12.502' W      150 yds.
                                Washington.
Des Moines Fireworks.........  Des Moines.......  47[deg]24.117' N       122[deg]20.033' W      150 yds.
Vashon Island Fireworks......  Quartermaster      47[deg]24.0' N         122[deg]27.0' W        450 yds.
                                Harbor.
City of Kenmore Fireworks....  Lake Forest Park.  47[deg]45.25' N        122[deg]15.75' W       300 yds.
Yarrow Point Community.......  Yarrow Point.....  47[deg]38.727' N       122[deg]13.466' W      150 yds.
Kirkland Fireworks...........  Kirkland, Lake     47[deg]40.583' N       122[deg]12.84' W       250 yds.
                                Washington.
Three Tree Point Community     Three Tree Point.  47[deg]27.033' N       122[deg]23.15' W       200 yds.
 Fireworks.
Kingston Fireworks...........  Appletree Cove...  47[deg]47.65' N        122[deg]29.917' W      150 yds.
Bainbridge Island Fireworks..  Eagle Harbor.....  47[deg]37.142' N       122[deg]30.397' W      300 yds.
City of Anacortes Fireworks..  Fidalgo Bay......  48[deg]30.016' N       122[deg]36.154' W      350 yds.
Chase Family Fourth at Lake    Lake Union.......  47[deg]38.418' N       122[deg]20.111' W      300 yds.
 Union.
Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary.  Port Townsend....  48[deg]08.413' N       122[deg]45.531' W      200 yds.
Friday Harbor Independence     Friday Harbor....  48[deg]32.600' N       122[deg]00.467' W      250 yds.
 Day Fireworks.
Steilacom Independence Day     Steilacom Bay....  47[deg]10.400' N       122[deg]36.200' W      350 yds.
 Fireworks.
Port Orchard Independence Day  Port Orchard Bay.  47[deg]32.883' N       122[deg]37.917' W      350 yds.
 Fireworks.
East Sound Independence Day    Orcas Island.....  48[deg]41.317' N       122[deg]54.467' W      150 yds.
 Fireworks.
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    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
7, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 8, 2012:

 
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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Mercer Island Celebration....  Mercer Island....  47[deg]35.517' N       122[deg]13.233' W      450 yds.
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    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 
27, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 28, 2012:

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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Whaling Days.................  Dyes Inlet.......  47[deg]38.65' N        122[deg]41.35' W       450 yds.
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    The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on August 
11, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on August 12, 2012:

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          Event name                Location             Latitude              Longitude             Radius
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Medina Days..................  Medina Park......  47[deg]36.867' N       122[deg]14.5' W        300 yds.
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    The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332, which can be 
found in the Federal Register (75 FR 33698) published on June 15, 2010, 
apply to the activation and enforcement of these safety zones.
    All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must 
obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or Designated 
Representative by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch 
13 or Ch 16 or the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor 
Operations Center (JHOC) via telephone at (206) 217-6002.
    The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local 
law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1332 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice, the Coast Guard will provide 
the maritime community with extensive advanced notification of the 
safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information 
broadcasts on the day of the events.

    Dated: May 22, 2012.
S.J. Ferguson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.
[FR Doc. 2012-13684 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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