[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18712]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0757]
Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, 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 San
Francisco Giants 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, Table 1, Item number 1, will
be enforced from 11 a.m. on August 31, 2018 to 10:45 p.m. on August 31,
2018, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Lieutenant Emily K. Rowan, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7443 or email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot
safety zone around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and
arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display
location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 11 a.m.
until 5 p.m. on August 31, 2018, the fireworks barge will be loading
pyrotechnics from Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. The fireworks barge
will remain at the loading location until its transit to the display
location. From 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on August 31, 2018 the loaded
fireworks barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier
48 in approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83)
where it will remain until the conclusion of the fireworks display.
Upon the commencement of the 15 minute fireworks display, scheduled to
begin at the conclusion of the baseball game, at approximately 10:00
p.m. on August 31, 2018, the safety zone will increase in size and
encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge
within a radius of 700 feet near Pier 48 in approximate position
37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83) for the San Francisco
Giants Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1. This
safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. on August 31, 2018 until
10:45 p.m. on August 31, 2018, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners.
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 23, 2018.
R.W. Deakin,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Chief, Waterways Management
Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18712 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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