87 FR 56 pgs. 16431-16432 - Safety Zone; March Madness Fireworks Display, New Orleans, LA

Type: RULEVolume: 87Number: 56Pages: 16431 - 16432
Docket number: [Docket No. USCG-2022-0180]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-06054 Filed 3-22-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Homeland Security Department
Sub Agency: Coast Guard
Official PDF Version:  PDF Version
Pages: 16431, 16432

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0180]

Safety Zone; March Madness Fireworks Display, New Orleans, LA

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone for a fireworks display located on the navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River between Mile Marker (MM) 94.5 to 95.5. This action is needed to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during the event. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port or designated representative.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.845 will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. on April 3, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander William Stewart, Sector New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-365-2246, email William.A.Stewart@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:


[top] The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone located page 16432 in 33 CFR 165.845 for the March Madness Fireworks Display event. The regulations will be enforced from 9:30 p.m. through 11 p.m. on April 3, 2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event, which will be located between MM 94.5 to 95.5 above Head of Passes, Lower Mississippi River, LA. During the enforcement periods, if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port or 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 Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIBs), Local Notice to Mariners (LNMs), and/or Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNMs).

Dated: March 17, 2022.

W.E. Watson,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.

[FR Doc. 2022-06054 Filed 3-22-22; 8:45 am]

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