[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10970]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0261]
Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks, Glenbrook, NV
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 Fourth of
July 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 the 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 16 will
be enforced from 5 a.m. through 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade 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 a safety zone in navigable waters
around and under a fireworks barge within a radius of 100 feet during
the loading of the fireworks barge and until the start of the fireworks
display. From 5 a.m. until 8 p.m. on July 4, 2014, the fireworks barge
will be loading pyrotechnics at the launch site in Glenbrook Bay in
approximate position 39[deg]05'18'' N, 119[deg]56'34'' W (NAD 83). Upon
the commencement of the 20 minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin
between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. on July 4, 2014, the safety zone will
increase in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under
the fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position
39[deg]05'18'' N, 119[deg]56'34'' W (NAD 83). Upon the conclusion of
the fireworks display the safety zone shall terminate. This safety zone
will be in effect from 5 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2014.
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: April 24, 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2014-10970 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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