99-14515. Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, Baltimore, Maryland

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 8, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30389-30390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14515]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-99-039]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Patapsco River, 
Baltimore, Maryland

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations at 33 CFR 
100.515 during a fireworks display to be held June 14, 1999, on the 
Patapsco River at Baltimore, Maryland. These special local regulations 
are necessary to control vessel traffic due to the confined nature of 
the waterway and expected vessel congestion during the fireworks 
display. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of spectators and vessels transiting the 
event area.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.515 is effective from 6 p.m. EDT (Eastern 
Daylight Time) to 11 p.m. EDT on June 14, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief Warrant Officer R. L. Houck, 
Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 
2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-1971, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Flag Day Foundation will 
sponsor a fireworks display on June 14, 1999 on the Patapsco River, 
Baltimore Maryland. The fireworks display will be launched from a barge 
positioned within the regulated area. In order to ensure the safety of 
participants and transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.515 will be in effect 
for the duration of the event. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.515, a 
vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it receives permission 
from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Spectator vessels may anchor 
outside the regulated area but may not block a navigable channel. 
Because these restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they 
should not result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.
Thomas E. Bernard,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 99-14515 Filed 6-7-99; 8:45 am]
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