
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 38005-38006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0428]


Eighth Coast Guard District Annual Safety Zones; Biloxi Bay 
Fireworks; Biloxi Bay; Biloxi, MS

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a Safety Zone for the Biloxi Bay 
Fireworks event in Biloxi Bay, Biloxi, MS from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. 
on July 4, 2012. This action is necessary to safeguard participants and 
spectators, including all crews, vessels, and persons on navigable 
waters during the Biloxi Bay Fireworks. 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 (COTP) Mobile or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Table No. 148 will 
be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email LT Lenell J. Carson, Coast Guard Sector 
Mobile, Waterways Division; telephone 251-441-5940 or email 
Lenell.J.Carson@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety Zone 
for the annual Biloxi Bay Fireworks event listed in 33 CFR 165.801 
Table 1, Table No. 148; Sector Mobile No. 7, on July 4, 2012, from 8:30 
p.m. until 10 p.m.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.801, entry into the safety zone 
listed in Table 1, Table No. 148, is prohibited unless authorized by 
the Captain of the Port or a designated representative. Persons or 
vessels desiring to enter into or passage through the Safety Zone must 
request permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated 
representative. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall 
comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port or designated 
representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 33 U.S.C. 
1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 
1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; and 
Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. In addition to 
this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the 
maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period 
via Local Notice to Mariners and Marine Information Broadcasts.
    If the Captain of the Port Mobile or Patrol Commander determines 
that the Safety Zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated 
in this notice of enforcement, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: May 31, 2012.
D.J. Rose,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Mobile.
[FR Doc. 2012-15550 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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