Safety Zones; Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Safety Zones Update

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 165 [Docket Number USCG-2023-0904] RIN 1625-AA11 AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is amending and updating its safety zone regulations for annual events that take place in the Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley area of responsibility (AOR). This action is necessary to update the current list of recurring safety zones with revisions, additional events, and removal of events that no longer take place in the Sector Ohio Valley. When these safety zones are enforced, certain restrictions are placed on marine traffic in specified areas. DATES: This rule is effective on March 15, 2024. ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov , type USCG-2023-0904 in the search box and click “Search.” Next, in the Document Type column, select “Supporting & Related Material.” FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call or email Petty Officer Dalton Johnson, Sector Ohio Valley, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 502-779-5347, email Dalton.A.Johnson@uscg.mil . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Table of Abbreviations AOR Area of Responsibility COTP Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley CFR Code of Federal Regulations DHS Department of Homeland Security E.O. Executive Order FR Federal Register NPRM Notice of proposed ru…