Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent Waters; Washington, DC, 12241 [2024-03298]

Agencies

• Coast Guard
• DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03298]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0087]


Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent 
Waters; Washington, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac 
River, the Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for 
activities associated with the U.S. President's State of the Union 
Address. The zone will be enforced on March 7, 2024, through the early 
morning hours of March 8, 2024. During the enforcement period, entry 
into, or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized by 
the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 9 a.m. 
on March 7, 2024, until 2 a.m. on March 8, 2024, for the security zone 
locations identified in 33 CFR 165.508(a)(6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LTJG Ausley, U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (Waterways Management 
Division); telephone 410-576-2519, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce regulations in 
33 CFR 165.508 for the security zone locations identified in paragraph 
(a)(6) from 9 a.m. on March 7, 2024, to 2 a.m. on March 8, 2024. This 
action is being taken to protect government officials, mitigate 
potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance public and maritime 
safety and security immediately before, during, and after the U.S. 
President's State of the Union Address before a Joint Session of 
Congress. Our regulations for the Security Zone; Potomac River and 
Anacostia River, and adjacent waters; Washington, DC, Sec.  
165.508(a)(6), specifies the location for this security zone as an area 
that includes all navigable waters described in paragraphs (a)(1) 
through (a)(3), which includes Zones 1, 2, and 3.
     Security Zone 1, paragraph (a)(1); all navigable waters of 
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by 
the Francis Scott Key (US-29) Bridge, at mile 113, and bounded to the 
south by a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0'' 
W, eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia 
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 
077[deg]01'19.8'' W, including the waters of the Boundary Channel, 
Pentagon Lagoon, Georgetown Channel Tidal Basin, and Roaches Run.
     Security Zone 2, paragraph (a)(2); all navigable waters of 
the Anacostia River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north 
by the John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and 
bounded to the south by a line drawn from the District of Columbia 
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 
077[deg]01'19.8'' W, southward across the Anacostia River to the 
District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at position 
38[deg]50'52.4'' N, 077[deg]01'10.9'' W, including the waters of the 
Washington Channel.
     Security Zone 3 paragraph (a)(3); all navigable waters of 
the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by 
a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N, 077[deg]02'00.0'' W, eastward 
across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline at Hains 
Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N, 077[deg]01'19.8'' W, thence 
southward across the Anacostia River to the District of Columbia 
shoreline at Giesboro Point at position 38[deg]50'52.4'' N, 
077[deg]01'10.9'' W, and bounded to the south by the Woodrow Wilson 
Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge, at mile 103.8.
    During the enforcement period, as specified in Sec.  165.508(b), 
entry into or remaining in these zones is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital 
Region. Public vessels and vessels already at berth at the time the 
security zone is implemented do not have to depart the security zone. 
All vessels underway within the security zone at the time it is 
implemented are to depart the zone at the time the security zone is 
implemented. To seek permission to transit the zone, the Captain of the 
Port Maryland-National Capital Region can be contacted at telephone 
number (410) 576-2693 or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 
MHz). Coast Guard vessels enforcing this zone can be contacted on 
Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard may 
be assisted by other Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies 
in enforcing this regulation. If the Captain of the Port or his 
designated on-scene patrol personnel determines the security zone need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to suspend enforcement and 
grant general permission to enter the security zone.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, and marine information 
broadcasts.

    Dated: February 13, 2024.
David E. O'Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Maryland-National 
Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-03298 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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