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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 101475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29520]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-1072]

Safety Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord Safety Zone, Suisun 
Bay, Concord, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in the navigable 
waters of the Suisun Bay, off Concord, CA, in support of explosive 
handling operations at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) on 
December 12, 2024, through December 19, 2024. This safety zone is 
necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment 
from potential explosions within the explosive arc. The safety zone is 
open to all persons and vessels for transitory use, but vessel 
operators desiring to anchor within the safety zone must obtain the 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) San Francisco or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1198 will be enforced without 
actual notice from 12:01 a.m. on December 13, 2024, until 11:59 p.m. on 
December 19, 2024. For purposes of enforcement, we will use actual 
notice to enforce the regulations in 33 CFR 165.1198 on December 12, 
2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant William Harris, 
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Waterways Management Division, 
at (415) 399-7443, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.1198 for the Military Ocean Terminal Concord, CA (MOTCO) 
regulated area from 12:01 a.m. on December 12, 2024, until 11:59 p.m. 
on December 19, 2024. This safety zone is necessary to protect 
personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential explosion 
within the explosive arc. The regulation for this safety zone, Sec.  
165.1198, specifies the locations of the safety zone which encompasses 
the navigable waters in the area between 500 yards of MOTCO Pier 2 in 
position 38[deg]03'30'' N, 122[deg]01'14'' W and 3,000 yards of the 
pier. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.1198(d), 
if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must 
comply with the instructions of the COTP or the designated on-scene 
patrol personnel. Vessel operators desiring to anchor or otherwise 
loiter within the safety zone must contact Sector San Francisco Vessel 
Traffic Service at (415) 399-7410, or VHF Channel 14 to obtain 
permission.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

    Dated: December 10, 2024.
Jordan M. Baldueza,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2024-29520 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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