Safety Zone; Marine Events Within the Eighth Coast Guard District; Lower Mississippi River; New Orleans, LA

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identifier: "/us/fr/2022-13872"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Safety Zone; Marine Events Within the Eighth Coast Guard District; Lower Mississippi River; New Orleans, LA"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2022-13872"
section_name: "Safety Zone; Marine Events Within the Eighth Coast Guard District; Lower Mississippi River; New Orleans, LA"
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currency: "2022-06-29"
last_updated: "2022-06-29"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Homeland Security Department"
document_number: "2022-13872"
document_type: "rule"
publication_date: "2022-06-29"
agencies:
  - "Homeland Security Department"
  - "Coast Guard"
cfr_references:
  - "33 CFR Part 165"
fr_citation: "87 FR 38660"
fr_volume: 87
docket_ids:
  - "Docket No. USCG-2022-0428"
fr_action: "Notification of enforcement of regulation."
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#  Safety Zone; Marine Events Within the Eighth Coast Guard District; Lower Mississippi River; 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) 94.3 and MM 95.3. This action is needed to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during this event. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port New Orleans or designated representative.

**DATES:**

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 3 will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. though 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 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 *[email protected].*

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The Coast Guard will enforce a temporary safety zone in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5, line 3, for the Riverfront Marketing Group Independence Day Celebration fireworks display event. This regulation will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2022. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District, 33 CFR 165.801, specifies the location of the regulated area on the Lower Mississippi River, between mile marker (MM) 94.3 and MM 95.3. 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 or a designated representative.

In addition to this notice of enforcement in the *Federal Register* , the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via a Marine Safety Information Bulletin and/or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Dated: June 23, 2022.

K.K. Denning,

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