15260 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 51 / Thursday, March 15, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 

environmental analysis checklist and a 

categorical exclusion determination are 

not required for this rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add a temporary § 100.35T07–1095 

to read as follows: 

§ 100.35T07–1095 Special Local 

Regulations; Patriot Challenge Kayak Race, 

Ashley River, Charleston, SC. 

(a) Regulated Areas. The following 

buffer zones are regulated areas during 

the Patriot Challenge Kayak Race: all 

waters within 75 yards of the lead safety 

vessel; all waters within 75 yards of the 

last safety vessel; and all waters within 

100 yards of all other participating 

vessels, including kayaks, canoes, and 

paddleboards. The identities of the lead 

safety vessel and the last safety vessel 

will be provided prior to the Patriot 

Challenge Kayak Race by Local Notice 

to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners. The race will begin at 

Brittlebank Park, transit southeast the 

Ashley River, head north between 

Shutes Folly Island and the Charleston 

peninsula, and then turn around in 

Tidewater Reach. The race will return to 

Brittlebank Park by the same route. 

(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state, and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port Charleston in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and 

vessels are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within the regulated areas 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Charleston or a designated 

representative. 

(2) Persons and vessels desiring to 

enter, transit through, anchor in, or 

remain within the regulated areas may 

contact the Captain of the Port 

Charleston by telephone at (843) 740– 

7050, or a designated representative via 

VHF radio on channel 16, to request 

authorization. If authorization to enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the regulated areas is granted by 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative, all persons 

and vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the instructions of 

the Captain of the Port Charleston or a 

designated representative. 

(3) The Coast Guard will provide 

notice of the regulated areas by Local 

Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners, and on-scene designated 

representatives. 

(d) Enforcement Date. This rule will 

be enforced from 12:30 p.m. until 

3:30 p.m. on April 28, 2012. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Michael F. White, Jr., 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Charleston. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6319 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG 2012–0105] 

Safety Zone; San Francisco Fireworks 

Display, San Francisco, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

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 will be enforced from 11 a.m. 

to 10:10 p.m. on April 14, 2012. 

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 

D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce a 100 foot safety 

zone around the fireworks barge off of 

Pier 50 in position 37°46′28′′ N, 

122°23′06′′ W (NAD 83) from 11 a.m. 

until 8:30 p.m. on April 14, 2012. From 

8:30 p.m. to 8:40 p.m. on April 14, 2012 

the loaded barge will transit from Pier 

50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in 

position 37°46′39.9′′ N, 122°23′06.78′′ W 

(NAD83). The 100 foot safety zone 

applies to the navigable waters around 

and under the fireworks barge within a 

radius of 100 feet during the loading, 

transit, and arrival of the fireworks 

barge to the display location and until 

the start of the fireworks display. Upon 

the commencement of the fireworks 

display, scheduled to take place from 

9:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. on April 14, 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 around the launch site 

near Pier 48 in position 37°46′39.9′′ N, 

122°23′06.78′′ W (NAD83) for the San 

Francisco Giants Fireworks Display in 

33 CFR 165.1191. This safety zone will 

be in effect from 11 a.m. to 10:10 p.m. 

on April 14, 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: February 21, 2012. 

Cynthia L. Stowe, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port San Francisco. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6223 Filed 3–14–12; 8:45 am] 

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