[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15754]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-95-026]
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Welcome America
Fireworks and Lighted Boat Parade; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Implementation of 33 CFR 100.509.
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SUMMARY: This notice implements 33 CFR 100.509 for the Welcome America
Fireworks Display and Lighted Boat Parade. The boat parade will begin
at Penn Treaty Park and conclude at Penn's Landing, Delaware River,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 1, 1995. The fireworks display will
be launched from barges anchored off Penns Landing, Delaware River,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1995. The regulations in 33 CFR
100.509 are needed to control vessel traffic in the immediate vicinity
of the event due to the confined nature of the waterway and expected
spectator craft congestion during the event. The regulations restrict
general navigation in the area for the safety of life and property on
the navigable waters during the event.
EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.509 are effective from 8
p.m. to 11 p.m., July 1, 1995 and from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., July 3,
1995. If inclement weather causes the postponement of the event, the
regulations are effective from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., July 2, 1995 and from
8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., July 4, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Stephen L. Phillips, Chief, Boating Affairs Branch, Fifth Coast
Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704-5004
(804) 398-6204, or Commander, Coast Guard Group Philadelphia (215) 271-
4825.
DRAFTING INFORMATION: The drafters of this notice are QM2 Gregory C.
Garrison project officer, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety
Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, and CDR C.A. Abel, project
attorney, Fifth Coast Guard District Legal Staff.
DISCUSSION OF REGULATIONS: The Welcome America Committee submitted an
application to hold the Welcome America Fireworks Display and Lighted
Boat Parade. The display will be launced from barges anchored off Penns
Landing, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since many
spectator vessels are expected to be in the area to watch the
fireworks, the regulations in 33 CFR 100.509 are being implemented for
this event. The fireworks will be launched from within the regulated
area. The waterway will be closed during the display. Since the closure
will not be for an extended period, commerical traffic should not be
severely disrupted.
Dated: June 12, 1995.
W. J. Ecker,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-15754 Filed 6-26-95; 8:45 am]
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