[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121 (Friday, June 22, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37603-37604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15266]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG 2012-0416]
Safety Zone; San Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display,
San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the San
Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display in the Captain of the
Port, San Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times
noted below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of
the maritime public from the hazards associated with the fireworks
display. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels
are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in
the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM).
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced from 9 a.m.
on July 3, 2012 through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Ensign William Hawn, Sector San Francisco Waterways
Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 415-399-7442, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the San
Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display safety zones from 9 a.m.
on July 3, 2012 through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
For Location 1, during the loading of the fireworks barges, while
the barges are being towed to the display location, and until the start
of the fireworks display, the safety zone applies to the navigable
waters around and under the fireworks barges within a radius of 100
feet. Loading of the pyrotechnics onto the fireworks barges is
scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 3, 2012, and
will take place at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. Towing of the barge
from Pier 50 to the display location is scheduled to take place from 8
p.m. until 8:45 p.m. on July 4, 2012. During the 25 minute fireworks
display, scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. until 9:55 p.m. on July
4, 2012, the fireworks barge will be located 1,000 feet off of Pier 39
in position 37[deg]48'49'' N, 122[deg]24'46'' W (NAD 83) for the San
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Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display in 33 CFR 165.1191. This
safety zone will be in effect from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2012 to 10:15 p.m.
on July 4, 2012.
For Location 2, the fireworks will be launched from the San
Francisco Municipal Pier. During the 25 minute fireworks display,
scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. until 9:55 p.m. on July 4, 2012,
the safety zone will apply to the navigable waters around and under the
fireworks launch site within a radius of 1,000 feet in position
37[deg]48'38'' N, 122[deg]25'28'' W (NAD 83) for the San Francisco
Independence Day Fireworks Display in 33 CFR 165.1191. This safety zone
will be in effect from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring in the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and
times, unless authorized to do so by the PATCOM. Additionally, each
person who receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an
official patrol vessel shall obey the order or direction. The PATCOM is
empowered to forbid entry into and control the regulated area. The
PATCOM shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San
Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 U.S.C.
552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance
notification of the safety zone and its enforcement period via the
Local Notice to Mariners.
If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to
enter the regulated area.
Dated: June 6, 2012.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2012-15266 Filed 6-21-12; 8:45 am]
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