[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13479]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0054]


Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Swansboro, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone near Swansboro, NC 
on July 3, 2023, to provide for the safety of life on navigable 
waterways of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway during a fireworks 
display. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard 
District identifies the regulated area for this event in Swansboro, NC. 
During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or persons into this 
safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain 
of the Port (COTP), Sector North Carolina or a designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.506(h)(4) for the area listed in 
item 15 in table 4 in Sec.  165.506(h)(4) will be enforced from 9 p.m. 
until 9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Ken Farah, 
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, 
Wilmington, NC; telephone 910-772-2221, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.506(h)(4) for the Town of Swansboro Fireworks Display-
July 4 Celebration fireworks display from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on July 
3, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life 
on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine 
events within the Fifth Coast Guard District, Sec.  165.506(h)(4), 
specifies the location of the regulated area for the Town of Swansboro 
Fireworks Display-July 4 Celebration fireworks display at item 15 in 
table 4 in Sec.  165.506(h)(4), which encompasses portions of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As reflected in Sec.  165.506, during 
the enforcement period, if you are the operator of a vessel in the 
regulated area you must comply with directions from the Captain of the 
Port (COTP), Sector North Carolina or a designated representative.
    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 Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: June 20, 2023.
Matthew J. Baer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2023-13479 Filed 6-23-23; 8:45 am]
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