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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 106999-107000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31392]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-1071]

Safety Zone; San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks; San 
Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable 
waters of the San Francisco Bay near the San Francisco Ferry building 
for the San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone 
will be enforced December 31, 2024, into January 1, 2025. This action 
is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment 
from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement 
period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, 
transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized 
by the Patrol Commander or other Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced for the 
location described in table 1 to Sec.  165.1191, item number 24, from 
noon on December 31, 2024, through 12:45 a.m. on January 1, 2025.

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; 
telephone (415) 399-7443, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 for the event and location listed in 
table 1 to Sec.  165.1191, item number 24, for the San Francisco New 
Year's Eve Fireworks Display from noon on December 31, 2024, through 
12:45 a.m. on January 1,

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2025. The Coast Guard will enforce a 100-foot safety zone around the 
fireworks barge during the loading, standby, transit, and arrival of 
the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location 
and until the start of the fireworks display. On December 31, 2024, the 
fireworks barge will be loaded with pyrotechnics at Pier 64, Wharf 4 in 
San Francisco, CA, from approximately noon until approximately 6 p.m. 
The fireworks barge will remain on standby at the load location until 
their transit to the display location. From 10:45 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. on 
December 31, 2024, the loaded fireworks barge will transit from Pier 
64, Wharf 4 to the launch site near the San Francisco Ferry Building in 
approximate position 37[deg]47'45'' N, 122[deg]23'15'' W (NAD 83), 
where they will remain until the conclusion of the fireworks display. 
At approximately 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2024, 15-minutes prior to 
the fireworks display, the safety zone will expand to encompass all 
navigable waters, from surface to bottom, within a circle formed by 
connecting all points 1,000 feet out from the fireworks barge. The 
fireworks barge will be near the San Francisco Ferry Building in San 
Francisco, CA, in approximate position 37[deg]47'45'' N, 
122[deg]23'15'' W (NAD 83) as set forth in 33 CFR 165.1191, table 1, 
item number 24. The safety zone will be enforced until 12:45 a.m. on 
January 1, 2025, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
    In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast 
Guard plans to provide notification of the safety zone and its 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or 
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or 
anchoring within the safety zone during all applicable effective dates 
and times, unless authorized to do so by the Patrol Commander or other 
Official Patrol, defined as a Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
agency on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated 
area. Additionally, each person who receives notice of a lawful order 
or direction issued by the Patrol Commander or Official Patrol shall 
obey the order or direction. The Patrol Commander or Official Patrol 
may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels through the 
regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
    If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need 
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notification, a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: December 19, 2024.
Jordan M. Baldueza,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2024-31392 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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