[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0367]


Special Local Regulations; Patriot's Point Fireworks; Mount 
Pleasant, SC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for 
the Patriot's Point Fireworks Display on July 4, 2021 from 8 p.m. until 
10 p.m., to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways 
during the event. The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone 
during the Patriot's Point Fireworks Display occurring on the bank of 
the Cooper River at Patriot's Point, in Charleston, South Carolina. The 
temporary safety zone is necessary to protect vessels, spectators, and 
the general public during the event. During the enforcement period, no 
person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain 
within the designated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port 
Charleston (COTP) or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item 
No. (6), will be enforced from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 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 special 
local regulation in 33 CFR 100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item No. 
(6), for the Patriot's Point Fireworks Display on July 4, 2021 from 8 
p.m. to 10 p.m. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during this event. The regulation in Sec.  
100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item No. (6), specifies the location 
of the regulated area for the Patriot's Point Fireworks Display, which 
encompasses a portion of the Cooper River at Patriot's Point in 
Charleston, 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 17, 2021.
J.D. Cole,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Charleston.
[FR Doc. 2021-13254 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
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