
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41814-41815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15032]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0518]


Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Held in the Sector 
Delaware Bay 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 in the Delaware 
River, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for annual fireworks displays 
in the Captain of the Port Delaware Bay zone at specified times from 
June 15, 2016 through July 4, 2016. Enforcement of this zone is 
necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters 
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these fireworks 
events. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this 
regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port (COTP) or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the safety 
zone listed in Section (a), Line (16) of the Table in Sec.  165.506 
from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 1, 2016, through July 4, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Brennan Dougherty, Sector 
Delaware Bay Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
215-271-4851, email Brennan.P.Dougherty@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for fireworks in the Delaware River in Philadelphia, PA listed in 33 
CFR 165.506, in Section (a), Line (16) of the Table from 8 p.m. until 
10 p.m. on June 15, 2016, and July 1, 2016, through July 4, 2016. This 
action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways during the fireworks display. Our regulation for Recurring 
Marine Events in Captain of the Port Delaware Bay Zone, Sec.  165.506, 
specifies the location of the regulated area for this safety zone as 
all waters of

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Delaware River, adjacent to Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA, bounded 
from shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line running 
east to west from points along the shoreline at latitude 
39[deg]56'31.2'' N, longitude 075[deg]08'28.1'' W; thence to latitude 
39[deg]56'29''.1 N, longitude 075[deg]07'56.5'' W, and bounded on the 
north by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
    As specified in Sec.  165.506, during the enforcement period no 
vessel may transit this safety zone without approval from the Captain 
of the Port Delaware Bay (COTP). If permission is granted, all persons 
and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the COTP or 
designated representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.506 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advanced notification of this enforcement period via 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM). If the COTP, Delaware Bay, 
determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full 
duration, a BNM to grant general permission to enter the safety zone 
will be used.

    Dated: June 14, 2016.
Benjamin A. Cooper,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Delaware Bay.
[FR Doc. 2016-15032 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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