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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
<SUBAGY>Coast Guard</SUBAGY>
<CFR>33 CFR Part 165</CFR>
<DEPDOC>[Docket Number USCG-2024-0401]</DEPDOC>
<RIN>RIN 1625-AA00</RIN>
<SUBJECT>Safety Zone; Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Coast Guard, DHS.
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
Temporary final rule.
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Delaware River within a 500-yard radius of the EX-USS NEW JERSEY during active dead ship tow operations from Philadelphia, PA to Paulsboro, NJ, and then to Camden, NJ. The temporary safety zone, which will only be enforced during active towing operations, is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the dead ship tow. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay (COTP).
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<DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
This rule is effective from 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. June 30, 2024, but it will only be subject to enforcement during active dead ship tow operations.
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<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to
<E T="03">https://www.regulations.gov,</E>
type USCG-2024-0401 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.”
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<HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
If you have questions about this rule, call or email MST1 Dylan Caikowski, Waterways Management U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 215-271-4814, email
<E T="03">SecDelBayWWM@uscg.mil.</E>
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<HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
<HD SOURCE="HD1">I. Table of Abbreviations</HD>
<EXTRACT>
<FP SOURCE="FP-1">CFR Code of Federal Regulations</FP>
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