[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34964-34965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14025]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0362]


Special Local Regulations; Beaufort Water Festival and Fireworks; 
Beaufort, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce two annual recurring marine 
events for the Beaufort Water Festival to provide for the safety of 
life on the Beaufort River in Beaufort, SC, during the event. The Coast 
Guard will enforce these two annual recurring marine events on July 16, 
2021, from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., on July 17, 2021, from 8 a.m. until 
12:30 p.m., on July 18, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and on 
July 24, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. All non-participant 
persons and vessels will be prohibited from entering, transiting, 
anchoring, or remaining within the

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regulated areas during the enforcement period unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative. The 
operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with 
instructions from the Coast Guard or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, 
Items No. (7) and (8), will be enforced at various times from July 16, 
2021 through July 24, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
proposed rulemaking, call or email Lieutenant Commander Chad Ray, 
Sector Charleston Office of Waterways Management, Coast Guard; 
telephone (843) 740-3184, email Chad.L.Ray@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the two annual 
recurring marine events listed in 33 CFR 100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  
100.704, Items No. (7) and (8), for the Beaufort Water Festival and Air 
Show. The Coast Guard will enforce these two annual recurring marine 
events on July 16, 2021, from 9 p.m. until 10:30 p.m., on July 17, 
2021, from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., on July 18, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. 
until 3:30 p.m., and on July 24, 2021, from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. 
This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event. The regulations in Sec.  
100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Items No. (7) and (8), specify the 
locations of the regulated areas for the Beaufort Water Festival, which 
encompass a portion of the Beaufort River in Beaufort, South Carolina. 
During the enforcement periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.704(c)(1), if 
you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply 
with directions of the COTP Charleston or from his designated 
representative, including the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol 
displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, 
and on-scene designated representatives.

    Dated: June 25, 2021.
J.D. Cole,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2021-14025 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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