[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23999]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0882]


Safety Zone; Fireworks Displays Within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for fireworks at 
The Wharf DC on December 3, 2022 to provide for the safety of life on 
navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for Fireworks 
Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the safety 
zone for this event in Washington, DC During the enforcement period, 
the operator of any vessel in the safety zone must comply with 
directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying 
a Coast Guard ensign.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506 will be enforced for the 
location identified as item (1) of table 2 to paragraph (h)(2) from 7 
until 9 p.m. on December 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST2 Courtney Perry, Sector 
Maryland-NCR, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard: 
telephone 410-576-2596, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zone regulation for fireworks at The Wharf DC from 7 to 9 p.m. on 
December 3, 2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for 
Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District, 33 CFR 
165.506, specifies the location of the safety zone for the fireworks 
show which encompasses portions of the Washington Channel in the Upper 
Potomac River as item 1 to table 2 to paragraph (h)(2). During the 
enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.506(d), if you are the 
operator of a vessel in the safety zone you must comply with directions 
from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast 
Guard ensign.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: October 28, 2022.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-23999 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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