9110-04-P
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0032]
Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Swansboro, NC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce safety zone for the Town of Swansboro
Fireworks Display-July 4 Celebration display on July 3, 2024, to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waterways of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway during this event. Our
regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated
area for this event in Swansboro, NC. During the enforcement period, entry of vessels or
persons into this safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of
the Port (COTP) North Carolina or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES: The regulation for the event listed in item 15, in Table 4 to paragraph (h)(4) to
33 CFR 165.506, will be enforced from 9 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Chief Petty Officer Elvin Rodriguez,
Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina; telephone
910-998-2239, email NCMarineevents@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in 33 CFR 165.506(h)(4) for the
Town of Swansboro Fireworks Display-July 4 Celebration fireworks display from 9 p.m.
to 9:45 p.m. on July 3, 2024. Although the table lists the enforcement periods for this
event as July 4 and the second Saturday in October, paragraph (c) of § 165.506 notes that

the dates of enforcement periods are subject to change. This action is being taken to
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation
for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District, § 165.506(h)(4), specifies the
location of the regulated area for the Town of Swansboro Fireworks Display-July 4
Celebration fireworks display at item 15 in Table 4 to paragraph (h)(4) of § 165.506,
which encompasses portions of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. As reflected in §
165.506, during the enforcement period, the operator of vessels in the regulated area must
comply with directions from the Captain of the Port (COTP) North Carolina or any
Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to
Mariners, marine information broadcasts, local radio stations and area newspapers.
Timothy J. List,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard,
Captain of the Port North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 2024-13858 Filed: 6/24/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/25/2024]