# Safety Zones, Recurring Marine Events in Captain of the Port Long Island Sound Zone
**AGENCY:**
Coast Guard, DHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice of enforcement of regulation.
**SUMMARY:**
The Coast Guard will enforce ten safety zones for fireworks displays in the Sector Long Island Sound area of responsibility on the date and time listed in the table below. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the events. During the enforcement periods, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) Sector Long Island Sound or designated representative.
**DATES:**
The regulation in 33 CFR 165.151 Table 1 will be enforced during the dates and times listed in the table in *SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION* .
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
If you have questions on this notice, call or email Petty Officer Katherine Linnick, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound; telephone 203-468-4565, email *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones listed in 33 CFR 165.151 Table 1 on the specified dates and times indicated below.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.151, the fireworks displays listed below are established as safety zones. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, mooring, or anchoring within these safety zones unless they receive permission from the COTP or designated representative.
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| --- | --- |
| 6.1 Barnum Festival Fireworks | • Date: June 24, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
| 6.3 Vietnam Veterans/Town of East Haven Fireworks | • Date: June 24, 2017. |
| | • Time: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| 7.4 Norwalk Fireworks | • Date: July 3, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
| 7.5 Lawrence Beach Club Fireworks | • Date: July 1, 2017. |
| | • Time: 9:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
| 7.7 South Hampton Fresh Air Home Fireworks | • Date: June 30, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. |
| | • Waters of Shinnecock Bay, South Hampton, NY in approximate position 40°51′48″ N., 072°26′30″ W. (NAD 83). |
| 7.7 Westport Police Athletic League Fireworks | • Date: July 3, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. |
| 7.27 City of Long Beach Fireworks | • Date: July 7, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. |
| 7.30 Shelter Islands Fireworks | • Date: July 8, 2017. |
| | • Time: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. |
| 7.34 Devon Yacht Club Fireworks | • Date: July 1, 2017. |
| | • Time: 8:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. |
| 9.4 The Creek Fireworks | • Date: September 02, 2016. |
| | • Time: 7:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. |
This rule is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document in the *Federal Register* , the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners or marine information broadcasts. If the COTP determines that these safety zones need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: March 13, 2017.
A.E. Tucci,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Long Island Sound.