Rules and Regulations. Notice of enforcement of regulation

Agency: Coast Guard, DHS
Action: Notice of enforcement of regulation
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-13684 · Docket No. USCG-2010-0063 · 33 CFR 165

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound area of responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This action is necessary to prevent injury and to protect life and property of the maritime public from the hazards associated with the firework displays. During the enforcement periods, entry into, transit through, mooring, or anchoring within these zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or Designated Representative.

Dates

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1332 will be enforced during the dates and times noted below.

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones established for Annual Fireworks Displays within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Area of Responsibility in 33 CFR 165.1332 during the dates and times noted below. The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 1, 2012: Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Langlie's Old Fashioned Independence Celebration Indianola 47°44.817′ N 122°31.533′ W 250 yds. The following safety zones will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 3, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 4, 2012: Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Liberty Bay Fireworks Liberty Bay 47°43.917′ N 122°39.133′ W 300 yds. Alderbrook Resort & Spa Fireworks Hood Canal 47°21.033′ N 122°13.233′ W 350 yds. Deer Harbor Annual Fireworks Display Deer Harbor 48°37.000′ N 123°00.250′ W 150 yds. The following safety zones will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 4, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 5, 2012. Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce Port Angeles Harbor 48°07.033′ N 123°24.967′ W 300 yds. Sheridan Beach Community Lake Forest Park 47°44.783′ N 122°16.917′ W 200 yds. Brewster Fire Department Fireworks Brewster 48°06.367′ N 119°47.15′ W 250 yds. City of Mount Vernon Fireworks Edgewater Park 48°25.178′ N 122°20.424′ W 150 yds. Tacoma Freedom Fair Commencement Bay 47°16.817′ N 122°27.933′ W 300 yds. City of Renton Fireworks Renton, Lake Washington 47°30.386′ N 122°12.502′ W 150 yds. Des Moines Fireworks Des Moines 47°24.117′ N 122°20.033′ W 150 yds. Vashon Island Fireworks Quartermaster Harbor 47°24.0′ N 122°27.0′ W 450 yds. City of Kenmore Fireworks Lake Forest Park 47°45.25′ N 122°15.75′ W 300 yds. Yarrow Point Community Yarrow Point 47°38.727′ N 122°13.466′ W 150 yds. Kirkland Fireworks Kirkland, Lake Washington 47°40.583′ N 122°12.84′ W 250 yds. Three Tree Point Community Fireworks Three Tree Point 47°27.033′ N 122°23.15′ W 200 yds. Kingston Fireworks Appletree Cove 47°47.65′ N 122°29.917′ W 150 yds. Bainbridge Island Fireworks Eagle Harbor 47°37.142′ N 122°30.397′ W 300 yds. City of Anacortes Fireworks Fidalgo Bay 48°30.016′ N 122°36.154′ W 350 yds. Chase Family Fourth at Lake Union Lake Union 47°38.418′ N 122°20.111′ W 300 yds. Port Townsend Sunrise Rotary Port Townsend 48°08.413′ N 122°45.531′ W 200 yds. Friday Harbor Independence Day Fireworks Friday Harbor 48°32.600′ N 122°00.467′ W 250 yds. Steilacom Independence Day Fireworks Steilacom Bay 47°10.400′ N 122°36.200′ W 350 yds. Port Orchard Independence Day Fireworks Port Orchard Bay 47°32.883′ N 122°37.917′ W 350 yds. East Sound Independence Day Fireworks Orcas Island 48°41.317′ N 122°54.467′ W 150 yds. The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 7, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 8, 2012: Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Mercer Island Celebration Mercer Island 47°35.517′ N 122°13.233′ W 450 yds. The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 27, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on July 28, 2012: Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Whaling Days Dyes Inlet 47°38.65′ N 122°41.35′ W 450 yds. The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on August 11, 2012 through 1:00 a.m. on August 12, 2012: Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius Medina Days Medina Park 47°36.867′ N 122°14.5′ W 300 yds. The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332, which can be found in the Federal Register (75 FR 33698) published on June 15, 2010, apply to the activation and enforcement of these safety zones. All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) via telephone at (206) 217-6002. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1332 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advanced notification of the safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the events. Dated: May 22, 2012. S.J. Ferguson, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound. [FR Doc. 2012-13684 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]