Coast Guard January 25, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone around the M/V ZHEN HUA 36 while it transits to the Port Long Beach, CA, to Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT), Pier 22, then through the Port of Los Angeles to Everport, Pier LA 227. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with oversized cargo transfer operations of three quay cranes, which will extend more than 200 feet out from the transiting vessels. Entry of persons or vessels into this safety zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Los Angeles-Long Beach, or their designated representative.

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for the Ohio River several days in January and February 2024 at mile marker 2.5 to mile marker 3 from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. each day. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during a helicopter operation to install aerial transverse wirelines. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh (COTP) or a designated representative.

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a fireworks display at ``The Wharf DC'' in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2024, or if necessary due to inclement weather, on February 17, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation, ``Safety Zones; Fireworks Displays within the Fifth Coast Guard District,'' identifies its precise location. During the enforcement period, vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zone unless authorized to do so by the COTP or his representative, and vessels in the vicinity must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.