97-17087. Special Local Regulation: Fireworks Displays Within the First Coast Guard District

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35391-35392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17087]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD01-97-056]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulation: Fireworks Displays Within the First 
Coast Guard District

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the dates and times of the 
special local regulations contained in 33 CFR 100.114, ``Fireworks 
Displays within the First Coast Guard District.'' All vessels will be 
restricted from entering the area of navigable water within a 500 yard 
radius of the fireworks launch platform for each event listed in the 
table below. Implementation of these regulations is necessary to 
control vessel traffic within the regulated area to ensure the safety 
of spectators.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.114 are effective from 
one hour before the scheduled start of the event until thirty minutes 
after the last firework is exploded for each event listed in the table 
below. The events are listed chronologically with their corresponding 
number listed in the special local regulation, 33 CFR 100.114.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant Commander James B. Donovan, Office of Search and Rescue, 
First Coast Guard District, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Discussion of Notice: This notice implements 
the special local regulations in 33 CFR 100.114 (62 FR 30988; June 6, 
1997). All vessels are prohibited from entering a 500 yard radius of 
navigable water surrounding the launch platform used in each fireworks 
display listed below.

Table 1--Fireworks Displays

JULY

26. Shooters Independence Day
Date: July 4 and 5, 1997 (two nights)
Time: 12 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Location: Providence River off India Point Park, Providence, RI
Lat: 41 deg.48'50''N, Long: 071 deg.24'00''W (NAD 1983)
27. Tiverton Waterfront Festival
Date: June 28, 1997
Time: 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Grinnel's Beach, Sakonnet River, Tiverton, RI
Lat: 41 deg.37'00''N, Long: 071 deg.13'00''W (NAD 1983)


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    Dated: June 19, 1997.
J.L. Linnon,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-17087 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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