[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17084]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[CGD 05-97-045]
Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Welcome America
Fireworks and Liberty Lighted Boat Parade; Delaware River,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of implementation.
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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations of 33 CFR
100.509 during the Welcome America Fireworks and Liberty Lighted Boat
Parade, to be held in the Delaware River adjacent to Penns Landing,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 3 and July 5, 1997. These special
local regulations are needed to control vessel traffic within the
vicinity of Penns Landing due to the confined nature of the waterway
and expected vessel congestion during the fireworks display and boat
parade. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the
regulated area for the safety of event participants and other vessels
transiting the event area.
EFFECTIVE DATES: 33 CFR 100.509 is effective from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30
p.m. on July 3, 1997 and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on July 5, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer T.J. Donovan, Marine Events Coordinator,
Commander, Coast Guard Main Safety Office/Group Philadelphia, 1
Washington Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19147-4395, (215) 271-4825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Welcome America Committee is sponsoring
a 4th of July celebration adjacent to Penns Landing on the Delaware
River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Waterborne activities will include a
15 minute fireworks display on July 3, 1997 and a lighted boat parade
on July 5, 1997, consisting of approximately 40 decorated and
illuminated vessels, ranging in length from 20' to 200'. Therefore, to
ensure the safety of participants and transiting vessels, 33 CFR
100.509 will be in effect from one hour before until one hour after
each of the two events. Under provisions of 33 CFR 100.509, a vessel
may not enter the area between Pier 30 and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge
unless it is registered as a participant with the event sponsor or it
receives permission from the Coast Guard patrol commander. Because
these restrictions will be in effect for a limited period, they should
not result in a significant disruption of maritime traffic.
Dated: June 18, 1997.
J. Carmichael,
Captain, USCT Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 97-17084 Filed 6-30-97; 8:45 am]
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