[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 72887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25778]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0934]


Safety Zone; City of Rockport, Rockport Tropical Christmas 
Festival Fireworks Display Show

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

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rockport 
Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show on December 3, 2022, 
to provide for the safety of persons, vessels, and the marine 
environment on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District identifies the 
safety zone for this event in Rockport, TX. During the enforcement 
periods, entry into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, will be 
enforced from 7 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. on December 3, 2022, unless the 
event is postponed because of adverse weather, in which case this rule 
will be enforced from 7 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. on December 9, 2022, or 
December 10, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Anthony 
Garofalo, Sector Corpus Christi Waterways Management Division, U.S. 
Coast Guard; telephone 361-939-5130, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, for the Rockport Tropical 
Christmas Festival Fireworks Display Show from 7 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. 
on December 3, 2022, with a rain date set for December 9, 2022 and 
December 10, 2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety 
of persons, vessels, and the marine environment on navigable waterways 
during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth 
Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.801, specifies the location of the 
safety zone for the Wendell Family Fireworks, which encompasses 
portions of Little Bay in Rockport, TX. As reflected in Sec. Sec.  
165.23 and 165.801(a), if you are the operator of a vessel in the 
regulated area you must comply with directions from the Captain of the 
Port Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or any designated representative. 
Persons or vessels desiring to enter the zone must request permission 
from the COTP or a designated representative. They can be reached on 
VHF FM channel 16 or by telephone at (361) 939-0450.
    If permission is granted, all persons and vessels shall comply with 
the instructions of the COTP or designated representative.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the COTP or a designated representative will inform the 
public through Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM), Local Notices to 
Mariners (LNM), Marine Safety Information Broadcasts (MSIBs), and/or 
through other means of public notice as appropriate at least 24 hours 
in advance of each enforcement.

    Dated: November 18, 2022.
J.B. Gunning,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi.
[FR Doc. 2022-25778 Filed 11-25-22; 8:45 am]
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