[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57494-57495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22922]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0787]
Safety Zone; Fleet Week Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, 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 zone for the Fleet
Week Fireworks 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, Table 1, Item number 25,
will be enforced from 11 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. on October 6, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Ensign William Hawn, U.S.
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Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7442 or email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot
safety zone around a fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and
arrival of the fireworks barge to the display location and until the
start of the fireworks display. From 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on October 6,
2012, the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics off of Pier 50
in position 37[deg]46'28'' N, 122[deg]23'06'' W (NAD 83). From 8 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m. on October 6, 2012, the loaded barge will transit from
Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 3 in approximate position
37[deg]48'00'' N, 122[deg]23'27'' W (NAD83). Upon the commencement of
the fireworks display, scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. to 9:40
p.m. on October 6, 2012, the safety zone will increase in size and
encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge
within a radius 1,000 feet at the launch site near Pier 3 in
approximate position 37[deg]48'00'' N, 122[deg]23'27'' W (NAD83) for
the Fleet Week Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, item number 25.
This safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. on October
6, 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: August 24, 2012.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2012-22922 Filed 9-17-12; 8:45 am]
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