Document ID: USCG-2012-0417-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2012-06-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15545]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG 2012-0417]

Safety Zone; Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, 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 Kings 
Beach Independence Day Fireworks display from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on 
July 3, 2012. 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, number 20, will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 3, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign William Hawn, Sector San Francisco Waterways 
Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 415-399-7442, email D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in 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. From 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on July 3, 2012, the 
fireworks barge will be loaded off of Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake 
Tahoe, CA at position 38[deg]56'05'' N, 120[deg]00'09'' W (NAD 83). 
From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 3, 2012, the loaded barge will transit 
from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site off of Kings Beach, CA at 
position 39[deg]13'55'' N, 120[deg]01'42'' W (NAD 83) where it will 
remain until the commencement of the fireworks display. Upon the 
commencement of the 20 minute fireworks display, scheduled to take 
place from 9:30 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. on July 3, 2012, the safety zone will 
increase in size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet at position 39[deg]13'55'' 
N, 120[deg]01'42'' W (NAD 83) for the Kings Beach Independence Day 
Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191. This safety zone will be in 
effect from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on July 3, 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: June 6, 2012.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2012-15545 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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