[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75556-75557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30754]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG 2012-0993]
Safety Zone; Sacramento New Year's Eve Fireworks Display,
Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the 1,000 foot safety zones
during the Sacramento New Year's Eve Fireworks Display in the navigable
waters of the Sacramento River on December 31, 2012 and January 1,
2013. The fireworks displays will occur from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on
December 31, 2011 and from 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012 until 12:15
a.m. on January 1, 2013 for the annual Sacramento New Year's Eve
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 29,
will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on December 31, 2012 and from
11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012 to 12:15 a.m. on January 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Ensign William Hawn, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7442 or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sacramento
New Year's Eve Fireworks Display safety zones in the navigable waters
of the Sacramento River near positions 38[deg]34'48.26'' N,
121[deg]30'38.52'' W (NAD 83) and 38[deg]34'49.84'' N,
121[deg]30'29.59'' W (NAD 83). Upon the commencement of the first
fireworks display, scheduled to take place from 9 p.m. until 9:15 p.m.
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on December 31, 2012, the safety zone applies to the navigable waters
around the fireworks launch site near position 38[deg]34'48.26'' N,
121[deg]30'38.52'' W (NAD 83) within a radius of 1,000 feet. Upon the
commencement of the second fireworks display, scheduled to take place
from 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012 until 12:15 a.m. on January 1,
2013, the safety zone applies to the navigable waters around the
fireworks launch sites near positions 38[deg]34'48.26'' N,
121[deg]30'38.52'' W (NAD 83) and 38[deg]34'49.84'' N,
121[deg]30'29.59'' W (NAD 83) within a radius of 1,000 feet. These
safety zones will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on December 31,
2012 and from 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012 to 12:15 a.m. on January
1, 2013.
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: December 4, 2012.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2012-30754 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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