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rulemaking requirements unless the 

agency certifies that the document will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. The document does not 

establish new and unfamiliar regulatory 

requirements on FHA-approved 

mortgage lenders. Rather, the document 

builds on existing requirements and 

procedures that are familiar to lenders. 

Specifically, the document tightening 

portions of FHA’s current underwriting 

guidelines that present an excessive 

level of risk to both homeowners and 

FHA. The benefit of the set of actions to 

regulated lending institutions will be to 

reduce the risk to the MMIF so that FHA 

can continue to insure mortgage loans 

originated and serviced by these 

lenders. 

As noted in the economic analysis for 

the document, relative to the total FHA 

portfolio, few borrowers are served in 

the categories that would be excluded 

under the new policies, relative to the 

total FHA portfolio. Further, as noted by 

many of the public commenters on the 

July 15, 2010, notice, the policy changes 

being made by FHA have already been 

adopted by the private mortgage lending 

industry. The impact of the policy 

changes will, therefore, largely be 

limited to conforming FHA standards to 

widespread industry practice. 

Accordingly, to the extent this 

document has any economic impact on 

the minority of lenders that have not 

already adopted such stricter 

underwriting standards; they will be 

minimal, encompassing a relatively 

small proportion of their FHA business 

activities. 

Environmental Impact 

A Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to the 

environment has been made in 

accordance with HUD regulations at 24 

CFR part 50, which implement section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C)). The Finding of No 

Significant Impact is available for public 

inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. weekdays in the Regulations 

Division, Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., Room 

10276, Washington, DC 20410. Due to 

security measures at the HUD 

Headquarters building, please schedule 

an appointment to review the FONSI by 

calling the Regulations Division at 202– 

708–3055 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Individuals with speech or 

hearing impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 800–877– 

8339. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

Executive Order 13132 (entitled 

‘‘Federalism’’) prohibits an agency from 

publishing any document that has 

federalism implications if the document 

either imposes substantial direct 

compliance costs on state and local 

governments and is not required by 

statute, or the document preempts state 

law, unless the agency meets the 

consultation and funding requirements 

of section 6 of the Executive Order. This 

document would not have federalism 

implications and would not impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

state and local governments or preempt 

state law within the meaning of the 

Executive Order. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531– 

1538) (UMRA) establishes requirements 

for federal agencies to assess the effects 

of their regulatory actions on state, 

local, and tribal governments, and on 

the private sector. This document would 

not impose any federal mandates on any 

state, local, or tribal governments, or on 

the private sector, within the meaning of 

the UMRA. 

Dated: December 3, 2013. 

Carol J. Galante, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

32 CFR Part 199 

[Docket ID: DoD–2013–HA–0085] 

RIN 0720–AB60 

Civilian Health and Medical Program of 

the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS)/

TRICARE: Pilot Program for Refills of 

Maintenance Medications for TRICARE 

for Life Beneficiaries Through the 

TRICARE Mail Order Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Interim final rule. 

SUMMARY: This interim final rule 

implements Section 716 of the National 

Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

Year 2013 which establishes a five year 

pilot program that would generally 

require TRICARE for Life beneficiaries 

to obtain all refill prescriptions for 

covered maintenance medications from 

the TRICARE mail order program or 

military treatment facility pharmacies. 

Covered maintenance medications are 

those that involve recurring 

prescriptions for chronic conditions, but 

do not include medications to treat 

acute conditions. Beneficiaries may opt 

out of the pilot program after one year 

of participation. This rule includes 

procedures to assist beneficiaries in 

transferring covered prescriptions to the 

mail order pharmacy program. This 

regulation is being issued as an interim 

final rule in order to comply with the 

express statutory intent that the program 

begin early in calendar year 2013. 

Public comments, however, are invited 

and will be considered for possible 

revisions to this rule for the second year 

of the program. 

DATES: This rule is effective February 

14, 2014. Written comments received at 

the address indicated below by February 

10, 2014 will be considered and 

addressed in the final rule. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and/or RIN 

number and title, by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Federal Docket Management 

System Office, 4800 Mark Center Drive, 

Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

Federal Register document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing on the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rear 

Admiral Thomas McGinnis, Chief, 

Pharmacy Operations Directorate, 

TRICARE Management Activity, 

telephone 703–681–2890. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Executive Summary 

1. Purpose 

This interim final rule implements 

section 716 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 

which establishes a five year pilot 

program requiring TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries to obtain all prescription 

refills for select maintenance 

medications from the TRICARE mail 

order program or military treatment 

facilities. 


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The legal authority for this rule is 

section 716 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. 

Subsection (d) of that law requires the 

issuance of this rule. 

2. Summary of the Major Provisions of 

the Interim Final Rule 

TRICARE for Life beneficiaries are 

required to obtain all prescription refills 

for select maintenance medications from 

the TRICARE mail order program 

(where beneficiary copayments are 

much lower than in retail pharmacies) 

or military treatment facilities (where 

there are no copayments). TRICARE for 

Life beneficiaries are those TRICARE 

beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare 

wraparound coverage option of the 

TRICARE program. Covered 

maintenance medications are those 

prescribed for chronic, long-term 

conditions that are taken on a regular, 

recurring basis, but do not include 

medications to treat acute conditions. 

TRICARE will follow best commercial 

practices, including that beneficiaries 

will be notified of the new rules and 

mechanisms to allow them to receive 

adequate medication during their 

transition to mail for their refills. The 

statute and rule authorize a waiver of 

the mail order requirement based on 

patient needs and other appropriate 

circumstances. Beneficiaries may opt 

out of the program after one year of 

participation. The program will expire 

December 31, 2017, unless extended by 

Congress. 

3. Costs and Benefits 

The effect of the statutory 

requirement, implemented by this rule, 

is to shift a volume of prescriptions 

from retail pharmacies to the mail order 

pharmacy program. This will produce 

savings to the Department of 

approximately $120 million during the 

initial year of the demonstration and 

savings to beneficiaries of 

approximately $28 million in reduced 

copayments during the initial year of 

the demonstration. Savings to both 

Department and the beneficiaries are 

expected to increase approximately four 

percent per year during the remainder of 

the demonstration. 

B. Background 

In Fiscal Year 2012, 70 million 

prescriptions were filled for TRICARE 

beneficiaries through the TRICARE 

retail pharmacy benefit at a net cost of 

$3.8 billion to the government. Of those 

prescriptions, 33 million or 47% were 

filled for TRICARE for Life beneficiaries 

at a cost of $2.2 billion to the 

government. On average, the 

government pays 17% less for 

maintenance medication prescriptions 

filled in the mail order program than 

through the retail program. Not all 

prescriptions filled through the retail 

program are maintenance/chronic 

medications. Those that are not are 

excluded from the program. However, 

there is potential for significant savings 

to the government by shifting a portion 

of the TRICARE for Life prescription 

refills to the mail order program. In 

addition, there will be significant 

savings to the TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries who will receive up to a 90 

day refill at no charge for generics in the 

mail order program compared to a $5 

copay for only up to a 30 day refill in 

retail. The savings is even greater for 

brand-name prescriptions: $13 for up to 

90 days in mail versus $17 for up to 30 

days in retail, meaning that for a 90-day 

supply the copayment comparison is 

$13 in mail to $51 in retail. The nonformulary copayment comparison is $43 

for up to 90 days in mail compared to 

$44 for only up to 30 days in retail. 

C. Provisions of the Interim Final Rule 

The interim final rule adds a new 

paragraph (r) to 32 CFR 199.21. The new 

paragraph (r) establishes rules for the 

new program of refills of maintenance 

medications for TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries through the mail order 

pharmacy program. Paragraph (r)(1) 

requires that for covered maintenance 

medications, TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries are generally required to 

obtain their prescription refills through 

the national mail order pharmacy 

program or through military treatment 

facility pharmacies. TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries are those enrolled in the 

Medicare wraparound coverage option 

of the TRICARE program. 

Paragraph (r)(2) provides that the 

Director, TMA will establish, maintain, 

and periodically revise and update a list 

of covered maintenance medications, 

which will be accessible through the 

TRICARE Pharmacy Program Web site 

and by telephone through the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Program Service Center. Each 

medication included on the list will be 

a medication prescribed for a chronic, 

long-term condition that is taken on a 

regular, recurring basis. It will be 

clinically appropriate and cost effective 

to dispense the medication from the 

mail order pharmacy. It will be available 

for an initial filling of a 30-day or less 

supply through retail pharmacies, and 

will be generally available at military 

treatment facility pharmacies for initial 

fill and refills. It will be available for 

refill through the national mail-order 

pharmacy. 

Paragraph (r)(3) provides that a refill 

is a subsequent filling of an original 

prescription under the same 

prescription number or other 

authorization as the original 

prescription, or a new original 

prescription issued at or near the end 

date of an earlier prescription for the 

same medication for the same patient. 

Paragraph (r)(4) provides that a waiver 

of the general requirement to obtain 

maintenance medication prescription 

refills from the mail order pharmacy or 

military treatment facility pharmacy 

will be granted in several 

circumstances. There is a blanket waiver 

for prescription medications that are for 

acute care needs. There is also a blanket 

waiver for prescriptions covered by 

other health insurance. There is a caseby-case waiver to permit prescription 

maintenance medication refills at a 

retail pharmacy when necessary due to 

personal need or hardship, emergency, 

or other special circumstance, for 

example, for nursing home residents. 

This waiver is obtained through an 

administrative override request to the 

TRICARE pharmacy benefits manager 

under procedures established by the 

Director, TMA. 

Paragraph (r)(5) establishes 

procedures for the effective operation of 

the program. The Department will 

implement the program by utilizing best 

commercial practices to the extent 

practicable. An effective communication 

plan that includes efforts to educate 

beneficiaries in order to optimize 

participation and satisfaction will be 

implemented. Beneficiaries with active 

prescriptions for a medication on the 

maintenance medication list will be 

notified that their medication is covered 

under the program. Beneficiaries will be 

advised that they may receive up to two 

30 day fills at retail while they 

transition their prescription to the mail 

order program. The beneficiary will be 

contacted after each of these two fills 

reminding the beneficiary that the 

prescription must be transferred to mail. 

Requests for a third fill at retail will be 

blocked and the beneficiary advised to 

call the pharmacy benefits manager 

(PBM) for assistance. The PBM will 

provide a toll free number to assist 

beneficiaries in transferring their 

prescriptions from retail to the mail 

order program. With the beneficiary’s 

permission, the PBM will contact the 

physician or other health care provider 

who prescribed the medication to assist 

in transferring the prescription to the 

mail order program. In any case in 

which a beneficiary is required to obtain 

a maintenance medication prescription 

refill from the national mail-order 

pharmacy program and attempts instead 

to refill such medications at a retail 

pharmacy, the PBM will also maintain 


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the toll free number to assist the 

beneficiary. This assistance may include 

information on how to request a waiver 

or in taking any other appropriate action 

to meet the beneficiary’s needs and to 

implement the program. The PBM will 

ensure that a pharmacist is available at 

all times through the toll-free telephone 

number to answer beneficiary questions 

or provide other appropriate assistance. 

Paragraph (r)(6) provides that any 

beneficiary who has been covered by the 

program for a period of at least one year 

may opt out of continuing to participate 

in the program. For this purpose, the 

starting date for this one-year period is 

the first date after the effective date of 

this regulation on which the beneficiary 

had a maintenance medication 

prescription filled through the mail 

order pharmacy program. The 

beneficiary may exercise his or her right 

to opt out of the program by contacting 

the PBM. Following an opt out, the 

beneficiary may obtain prescriptions 

from a retail pharmacy, subject to the 

normal limitations and procedures 

under the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits 

Program. Beneficiaries may also, if they 

wish, obtain refills from military 

treatment facility pharmacies and the 

mail order pharmacy program. 

Paragraph (r)(7) provides that the 

program and its requirements will 

expire December 31, 2017, unless 

Congress enacts a statutory extension of 

the program. If this happens, the 

program will automatically continue, 

with any adjustments or modifications 

required by law. 

D. Regulatory Procedures 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review’’ and Executive 

Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review’’ 

Executive Orders (EOs) 12866 and 

13563 require that a comprehensive 

regulatory impact analysis be performed 

on any economically significant 

regulatory action, defined primarily as 

one that would result in an effect of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

The DoD has examined the economic 

and policy implications of this interim 

rule and has concluded that it is an 

economically significant regulatory 

action under the Executive Orders. The 

pilot program will produce savings to 

the Department of approximately $120 

million during the initial year of the 

demonstration and savings to 

beneficiaries of approximately $28 

million in reduced copayments during 

the initial year of the demonstration. 

Savings to both Department and the 

beneficiaries are expected to increase 

approximately four percent per year 

during the remainder of the 

demonstration. 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801, 

et seq. 

Under the Congressional Review Act, 

a major rule may not take effect until at 

least 60 days after submission to 

Congress of a report regarding the rule. 

A major rule is one that would have an 

annual effect on the economy of $100 

million or more or have certain other 

impacts. This interim rule is a major 

rule under the Congressional Review 

Act. 

Sec. 202, Public Law 104–4, ‘‘Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act’’ 

This rule does not contain a Federal 

mandate that may result in the 

expenditure by State, local and tribunal 

governments, in aggregate, or by the 

private sector, of $100 million or more 

(adjusted for inflation) in any one year. 

Public Law 96–354, ‘‘Regulatory 

Flexibility Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 601) 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

requires that each Federal agency 

prepare and make available for public 

comment, a regulatory flexibility 

analysis when the agency issues a 

regulation which would have a 

significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This interim 

rule does not have a significant impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Public Law 96–511, ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act’’ (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) 

This interim rule contains no new 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3511). 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism’’ 

This interim rule does not have 

federalism implications, as set forth in 

Executive Order 13132. This rule does 

not have substantial direct effects on the 

States; the relationship between the 

National Government and the States; or 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of Government. 

Public Comments Invited 

This rule is being issued as an interim 

final rule based on the express 

Congressional intent in the Conference 

Report accompanying the final version 

of the bill, that the provision enacted 

was to ‘‘require the Secretary to conduct 

the 5-year mail-order pilot program for 

TRICARE for Life beneficiaries.’’ 

Because of the statutory sunset date of 

December 31, 2017, it is the clear 

Congressional intent that the program 

begin as soon as possible in calendar 

year 2013. DoD invites public comments 

on all provisions of the rule. They will 

be considered for possible revisions to 

the program for the second and 

subsequent years of operation. 

Accordingly, 32 CFR part 199 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 199—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 199 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 10 U.S.C. chapter 

55. 

■ 2. Section 199.21 is amended by 

revising the section heading and adding 

a new paragraph (r) to read as follows: 

§ 199.21. TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits 

Program. 

* * * * * 

(r) Refills of maintenance medications 

for TRICARE for Life beneficiaries 

through the mail order pharmacy 

program—(1) In general. Consistent 

with section 716 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, 

this paragraph requires that for covered 

maintenance medications, TRICARE for 

Life beneficiaries are generally required 

to obtain their prescription through the 

national mail-order pharmacy program 

or through military treatment facility 

pharmacies. For purposes of this 

paragraph, TRICARE for Life 

beneficiaries are those enrolled in the 

Medicare wraparound coverage option 

of the TRICARE program made available 

to the beneficiary under section 1086(d) 

of title 10, United States Code. 

(2) Medications covered. The Director, 

TMA will establish, maintain, and 

periodically revise and update a list of 

covered maintenance medications 

subject to the requirement of paragraph 

(r)(1) of this section. The current list 

will be accessible through the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Program Internet Web site 

and by telephone through the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Program Service Center. Each 

medication included on the list will 

meet the following requirements: 

(i) It will be a medication prescribed 

for a chronic, long-term condition that 

is taken on a regular, recurring basis. 

(ii) It will be clinically appropriate to 

dispense the medication from the mail 

order pharmacy. 

(iii) It will be cost effective to 

dispense the medication from the mail 

order pharmacy. 

(iv) It will be available for an initial 

filling of a 30-day or less supply through 

retail pharmacies. 

(v) It will be generally available at 

military treatment facility pharmacies 

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(vi) It will be available for refill 

through the national mail-order 

pharmacy program. 

(3) Refills covered. For purposes of the 

program under paragraph (r)(1), a refill 

is: 

(i) A subsequent filling of an original 

prescription under the same 

prescription number or other 

authorization as the original 

prescription; or 

(ii) A new original prescription issued 

at or near the end date of an earlier 

prescription for the same medication for 

the same patient. 

(4) Waiver of requirement. A waiver of 

the general requirement to obtain 

maintenance medication prescription 

refills from the mail order pharmacy or 

military treatment facility pharmacy 

will be granted in the following 

circumstances: 

(i) There is a blanket waiver for 

prescription medications that are for 

acute care needs. 

(ii) There is a blanket waiver for 

prescriptions covered by other health 

insurance. 

(iii) There is a case-by-case waiver to 

permit prescription maintenance 

medication refills at a retail pharmacy 

when necessary due to personal need or 

hardship, emergency, or other special 

circumstance. This waiver is obtained 

through an administrative override 

request to the TRICARE pharmacy 

benefits manager under procedures 

established by the Director, TMA. 

(5) Procedures. Under the program 

established by paragraph (r)(1) of this 

section, the Director, TMA will establish 

procedures for the effective operation of 

the program. Among these procedures 

are the following: 

(i) The Department will implement 

the program by utilizing best 

commercial practices to the extent 

practicable. 

(ii) An effective communication plan 

that includes efforts to educate 

beneficiaries in order to optimize 

participation and satisfaction will be 

implemented. 

(iii) Beneficiaries with active retail 

prescriptions for a medication on the 

maintenance medication list will be 

notified that their medication is covered 

under the program. Beneficiaries will be 

advised that they may receive up to two 

30 day fills at retail while they 

transition their prescription to the mail 

order program. The beneficiary will be 

contacted after each of these two fills 

reminding the beneficiary that the 

prescription must be transferred to mail. 

(iv) Requests for a third fill at retail 

will be blocked and the beneficiary 

advised to call the pharmacy benefits 

manager (PBM) for assistance. 

(v) The PBM will provide a toll free 

number to assist beneficiaries in 

transferring their prescriptions from 

retail to the mail order program. With 

the beneficiary’s permission, the PBM 

will contact the physician or other 

health care provider who prescribed the 

medication to assist in transferring the 

prescription to the mail order program. 

(vi) In any case in which a beneficiary 

required under paragraph (r) of this 

section to obtain a maintenance 

medication prescription refill from 

national mail order pharmacy program 

and attempts instead to refill such 

medications at a retail pharmacy, the 

PBM will also maintain the toll free 

number to assist the beneficiary. This 

assistance may include information on 

how to request a waiver, consistent with 

paragraph (r)(4)(iii) of this section, or in 

taking any other appropriate action to 

meet the beneficiary’s needs and to 

implement the program. 

(vii) The PBM will ensure that a 

pharmacist is available at all times 

through the toll-free telephone number 

to answer beneficiary questions or 

provide other appropriate assistance. 

(6) Nonparticipation through opt-out 

from program. Any beneficiary who has 

been covered by the program under 

paragraph (r)(1) of this section for a 

period of at least one year may opt out 

of continuing to participate in the 

program. 

(i) For this purpose, the starting date 

for this one-year period is the first date 

after the effective date of paragraph 

(r)(1) of this section on which the 

beneficiary had a maintenance 

medication prescription filled through 

the mail order pharmacy program. 

(ii) The beneficiary may exercise his 

or her right to opt out of the program by 

contacting the PBM. 

(iii) Following an opt out, the 

beneficiary may obtain prescriptions 

from a retail pharmacy, subject to 

limitations under the TRICARE 

Pharmacy Benefits Program other than 

those under paragraph (r) of this section. 

These beneficiaries may also, if they 

wish, obtain refills from military 

treatment facility pharmacies and the 

mail order pharmacy program. 

(7) Expiration of program. The 

program and requirements established 

under paragraph (r)(1) of this section 

will expire December 31, 2017, unless 

Congress enacts a statutory extension of 

the program. If this happens, the 

program will automatically continue, 

with any adjustments or modifications 

required by law. 

Dated: December 5, 2013. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2013–29434 Filed 12–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2013–0969] 

Safety Zone; Sacramento New Years 

Eve Fireworks Display, Sacramento 

River, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the 1,000 foot safety zone in the 

navigable waters of the Sacramento 

River in Sacramento, CA on December 

31, 2013 during the Sacramento New 

Years Eve Fireworks Display. The 

fireworks display will occur from 9 p.m. 

to 9:20 p.m. on December 31, 2013 for 

the annual Sacramento New Years Eve 

Fireworks Display. This action is 

necessary to control vessel traffic and to 

help protect the safety of event 

participants and spectators. 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 regulation in 33 CFR 

165.1191, Table 1, Item number 29, will 

be enforced from 9 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. on 

December 31, 2013. 

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 D11-PF-MarineEvents@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the Sacramento New 

Years Eve Fireworks Display safety zone 

in the navigable waters of the 

Sacramento River around the Tower 

Bridge in Sacramento, CA in 

approximate position 38°34′49.98′′ N, 

121°30′29.61′′ W (NAD 83). Upon the 

commencement of the fireworks 

display, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on 

December 31, 2013, the safety zone will 

encompass the navigable waters around 

the fireworks launch site on the Tower 

Bridge in Sacramento, CA in 


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