
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29739-29740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13766]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0539]


Safety Zones; Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring 
Safety Zones

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce several recurring safety zones on 
navigable waterways within Sector Ohio Valley. This regulatory action 
is necessary to provide for the safety of life and protection of 
vessels from the hazards associated with fireworks displays, festivals, 
and events. During the enforcement period, entry into these safety 
zones is prohibited unless

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specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Ohio Valley (COTP) 
or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, will be enforced for 
the safety zones within Sector Ohio Valley as identified in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer James Robinson, 
Sector Ohio Valley, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 502-779-5347, email 
James.C.Robinson@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, lines 13, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
26, 27, 29, 50, and 69 as follows:
    Line 13, Riverview Park Independence Festival, from 9:30 p.m. 
through 11 p.m. on July 1, 2017; Line 17, Louisville Bats Firework 
Show, from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 4, 2017; Line 19, All 
American 4th of July, from 9 p.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2017; Line 
21, Spirit of Freedom Fireworks, from 9 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 
4, 2017; Line 22, Lighting up the Cumberlands Fireworks, from 9 p.m. 
through 9:30 p.m. on July 1, 2017; Line 23, Knoxville July 4th 
Fireworks, from 9:40 p.m. through 10:10 p.m. on July 4, 2017; Line 24, 
Music City July 4th, from 9 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017; 
Line 25, Grand Harbor Marina July 4th Celebration, from 10 p.m. through 
10:20 p.m. on July 1, 2017; Line 26, City of Bellevue, KY/Bellevue 
Beach Park Concert Fireworks, from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m. on July 08, 
2017; Line 27, Cincinnati Bell, WEBN, and Proctor Riverfest, from 12 
p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 3, 2017; Line 29, City of Point Pleasant/
Point Pleasant Sternwheel Fireworks, from 9:30 p.m. through 10 p.m. on 
July 1, 2017; Line 50, Evansville Freedom Celebration, from 9:45 p.m. 
through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2017; and Line 69, Newburgh Fireworks 
Display, from 9:45 p.m. through 10:10 p.m. on July 1, 2017. The 
regulations for the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring 
Safety Zones, Sec.  165.801, Table 1, specifies the locations of these 
safety zones. As specified in Sec.  165.23, during the enforcement 
period, no vessel may transit these safety zones without approval from 
the Captain of the Port Ohio Valley (COTP) or a designated 
representative. Sector Ohio Valley may be contacted on VHF-FM radio 
channel 16 or phone at 1-800-253-7465.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 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 updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

    Dated: June 26, 2017.
M.B. Zamperini,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Ohio Valley.
[FR Doc. 2017-13766 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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