2023-13887. Safety Zone; Annual Fireworks Displays and Other Events in the Eighth Coast Guard District Requiring Safety Zones-Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July fireworks display located on the navigable waters of the Tchefuncte River, in front of the Madisonville Town Hall. Our regulation for marine events within the Eighth Coast Guard District Sector New Orleans Annual and Recurring Safety Zones identifies the regulated area for this event. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during the event. During the enforcement period, entry into this safety zone into this zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.801, will be enforced for the location identified in Item 15 of Table 5 to § 165.801, from 8 p.m. through 9 p.m. on July 4, 2023.

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 [phone], email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5 to § 165.801, item 15 for the Madisonville Old Fashioned 4th of July fireworks display event. This safety will be enforced from 8 p.m. through 9 p.m. on July 4, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for annual fireworks displays and other events in Sector New Orleans Annual and Recurring Safety Zones in § 165.801, Table 5 to § 165.801, Item 15, specifies the approximate location of the regulated area on the Tchefuncte River, in front of the Madisonville Town Hall. During the enforcement period, as reflected in § 165.801(a), entry into this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

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

Dated: June 24, 2023.

K.K. Denning,

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