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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0448]
Safety Zone; Annual fireworks displays and other events in the Eighth Coast Guard
District requiring safety zones – St. John the Baptist Independence Day celebration
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the St. John the Baptist
Independence Day celebration fireworks display located on the navigable waters of the
Lower Mississippi River between mile marker (MM) 137.5 and MM 138.5 in vicinity of
Reserve, Louisiana. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these
navigable waterways during this event. During the enforcement period, entry into this
safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or a designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR, Part 165.801, will be enforced for the location
identified in Item 2 of Table 5 to § 165.801, from 8:45 through 9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander Xiaobin Tuo, Sector
New Orleans, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-269-7251, email Xiaobin.Tuo@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in 33 CFR 165.801, Table 5 to §
165.801, Item 2 for the St. John the Baptist Independence Day celebration event. This
safety zone will be enforced from 8:45 through 9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2024. This action is
being taken to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waterways during this

event. Our regulation for annual fireworks displays and other events in the Sector New
Orleans Annual and Recurring Safety Zones in § 165.801, Table 5 to § 165.801, Item 2,
specifies the location of the regulated area on the Lower Mississippi River between MM
137.5 and MM 138.5 in vicinity of Reserve, Louisiana. 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 a Marine Safety
Information Bulletin and/or Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

Dated: June 14, 2024.

G. A. Callaghan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard,
Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans.
[FR Doc. 2024-13627 Filed: 6/20/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/21/2024]