
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39193-39194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14273]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0408]


Safety Zone; Annual Firework Events on the Colorado River, 
Between Davis Dam (Bullhead City, Arizona) and Headgate Dam (Parker, 
Arizona) Within the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Avi 
Resort and Casino Independence Day Fireworks display on the Colorado 
River in Laughlin, Nevada on Monday, July 4, 2016. This safety zone is 
necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, spectators, 
official vessels of the event, and general users of the waterway. Our 
regulation for annual firework events on the Colorado River within the 
San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the regulated area for

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this event. During the enforcement period, no spectators shall anchor, 
block, loiter in, or impede the transit of official patrol vessels in 
the regulated area without the approval of the Captain of the Port, or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1124 will be enforced from 8 p.m. 
through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2016, for Item 3 in Table 1 of Sec.  
165.1124.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
publication, call or email Petty Officer Randolph Pahilanga, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone 619-278-
7656, email D11MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the regulations 
in 33 CFR 165.1124 for a safety zone on the Colorado River in Laughlin, 
Nevada for the Avi Resort and Casino Independence Day Fireworks in 33 
CFR 165.1124, Table 1, Item 3 of that section, from 8 p.m. through 10 
p.m. on July 4, 2016. This enforcement action is being taken to provide 
for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the fireworks 
event. Our regulation for annual fireworks events on the Colorado River 
within the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the regulated 
entities for the this event. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1124, a 
vessel may not enter the regulated area, unless it receives permission 
from the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative. 
Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area but may 
not anchor, block, loiter, or impede the transit of participants or 
official patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other 
Federal, State, or Local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this 
regulation.
    This document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1124 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and local advertising by the event sponsor.
    If the Captain of the Port or his designated representative 
determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated on this document, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners or other communications coordinated with the event sponsor 
to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 2, 2016.
E.M. Cooper,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2016-14273 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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