Safety Zones; Annual Firework Displays Within the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone

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Federal RegisterJul 1, 2014
79 Fed. Reg. 37198 (Jul. 1, 2014)

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for annual firework displays in the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound Zone during the dates and times noted in this document. 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 safety zones is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Puget Sound or their Designated Representative.

DATES:

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this notice, call or email MST2 Kenneth Hoppe, Sector Puget Sound Waterways Management, Coast Guard; telephone 206-217-6051, SectorPugetSoundWWM@uscg.mil.

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 zones will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 3, 2014 through 1 a.m. on July 4, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Boston Harbor 4th of July Boston Harbor 47°08.626′ N 122°54.149′ W 100 yds.
Alderbrook Resort & Spa Fireworks Hood Canal 47°21.033′ N 122°04.1′ W 200 yds.
Liberty Bay Fireworks Liberty Bay 47°43.917′ N 122°39.133′ W 350 yds.

The following safety zones will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 4, 2014 through 1 a.m. on July 5, 2014.

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Port Angeles Chamber of Commerce Port Angeles Harbor 48°07.033′ N 123°24.967′ W 150 yds.
Sheridan Beach Community Lake Forest Park 47°44.783′ N 122°16.917′ W 200 yds.
Brewster Fire Department Fireworks Brewster 48°05.362′ N 119°47.147′ 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°17.103′ N 122°28.410′ W 300 yds.
City of Renton Fireworks Renton, Lake Washington 47°30.386′ N 122°12.502′ W 100 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 150 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 350 yds.
City of Anacortes Fireworks Fidalgo Bay 48°30.016′ N 122°36.154′ W 200 yds.
Port Orchard Independence Day Fireworks Port Orchard Bay 47°32.883′ N 122°37.917′ W 350 yds.
Orcas Island Fireworks Orcas Island 48°41.317′ N 122°54.467′ W 200 yds.
Everett 4th of July Fireworks Port Gardner 48°0.672′ N 122°13.391′ W 300 yds.
Roche Harbor Fireworks Roche Harbor 48°36.7′ N 123°09.5′ W 200 yds.
Fireworks Display Henderson Bay 47°21.8′ N 122°38.367′ W 300 yds.
Blast Over Bellingham Bellingham Bay 48°44.933′ N 122°29.667′ W 300 yds.
Deer Harbor Annual Fireworks Display Deer Harbor 48°37.0′ N 123°00.25′ W 150 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 5, 2014 through 1 a.m. on July 6, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Langlie's Old Fashioned Independence Celebration Indianola 47°44.817′ N 122°31.533′ W 300 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 2014 through 1:00 a.m. on July 13, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Mercer Island Celebration Mercer Island 47°35.517′ N 122°13.233′ W 250 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 25, 2014 through 1 a.m. on July 26, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Whaling Days Dyes Inlet 47°38.65′ N 122°41.35′ W 350 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on July 26, 2014 through 1 a.m. on July 27, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Port Ludlow Fireworks Port Ludlow 47°55.161′ N 122°41.157′ W 150 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on August 2, 2014 through 1 a.m. on August 3, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Seattle Seafair Lake Washington 47°34.75′ N 122°38.033′ W 300 yds.

The following safety zone will be enforced from 5 p.m. on August 9, 2014 through 1 a.m. on August 10, 2014:

Event name Location Latitude Longitude Radius
Medina Days Medina Park 47°36.867′ N 122°14.5′ W 150 yds.

The special requirements listed in 33 CFR 165.1332, which can be found in the Federal Register (75 FR 33700) 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 their Designated Representative by contacting the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or 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 33 CFR 165 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance notification of the safety zones via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts on the day of the events.

Dated: June 13, 2014.

M.W. Raymond,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound.

[FR Doc. 2014-15290 Filed 6-30-14; 8:45 am]

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