Document ID: USCG-2016-0260-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Posted Date: 2017-03-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15291-15292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06087]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0559]

Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San 
Francisco Bay, San Francisco, 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 annual 
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).

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DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1, will 
be enforced from 11 a.m. on April 14, 2017 to 1 a.m. on April 15, 2017, 
or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina Ramirez, U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-2001 or email at D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot 
safety zone around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and 
arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display 
location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 11 a.m. on 
April 14, 2017 until 5 p.m. on April 14, 2017, the fireworks barge will 
be loading pyrotechnics from Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. The 
fireworks barge will remain at the loading location until its transit 
to the display location. From 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 14, 2017, 
the loaded fireworks barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site 
near Pier 48 in approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N., 122[deg]22'56'' 
W. (NAD 83) where it will remain until the conclusion of the fireworks 
display. Upon the commencement of the 15 minute fireworks display, 
scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the baseball game, at 
approximately 10 p.m. on April 14, 2017, the safety zone will increase 
in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks barge within a radius 700 feet near Pier 48 in approximate 
position 37[deg]46'36'' N., 122[deg]22'56'' W. (NAD 83) for the San 
Francisco Giants Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1. 
This safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. on April 14, 2017 until 
1 a.m. on April 15, 2017, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners.
    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: March 9, 2017.
Anthony J. Ceraolo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port of San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2017-06087 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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