
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33803-33804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15370]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0594]


Safety Zone; Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival/Upper 
Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Fireworks, Wheeling, WV

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 Upper Ohio 
Valley Italian Heritage Festival/Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage 
Festival Fireworks on the Ohio River mile 90.0 to 90.5. The safety zone 
is necessary to provide for the safety of life and to protect vessels 
from the hazards associated with the ``Upper Ohio Valley

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Italian Heritage Festival/Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival 
Fireworks'' land-based fireworks display. During the enforcement 
period, entry into the safety zone is prohibited for all vessels not 
registered with the sponsor as participants or official patrol vessels, 
unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety 
Unit Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, line 14, will be 
enforced from 9 p.m. through 10:30 p.m., on July 22, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email MST1 Jennifer Haggins, Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 412-221-0807, email 
Jennifer.L.Haggins@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
for the annual ``Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival/Upper Ohio 
Valley Italian Heritage Festival Fireworks'' land based fireworks 
display, listed in the regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 1, Sector 
Ohio Valley, line 14 from 9 p.m. through 10:30 p.m., on July 22, 2017. 
Our Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Safety Zones, Sec.  
165.801, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Ohio 
River, Mile 90.0 to 90.5. Entry into the safety zone is prohibited 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Marine Safety Unit 
Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative. Persons or vessels 
desiring to enter into or passage through the safety zone must request 
permission from the COTP or a designated representative. 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 
165.801 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide advance 
notification of this enforcement period via Local Notice to Mariners 
and updates via Marine Information Broadcasts.

    Dated: June 28, 2017.
F. Smith,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Marine 
Safety Unit Pittsburgh, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2017-15370 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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