Document ID: USCG-2013-0364-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks, South Lake Tahoe, CA (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2013-07-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39597-39598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15813]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0364]

Safety Zone; ``Lights on the Lake'' Fourth of July Fireworks, 
South Lake Tahoe, 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 ``Lights 
on the Lake'' Fourth of July Fireworks display, South Lake Tahoe, CA 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

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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, Item number 21, 
will be enforced from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 10:20 p.m. on July 
4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade 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 barges within a radius of 100 feet 
during the loading, transit, and arrival of the fireworks barges to the 
display location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 9 
a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 9 a.m. on July 4, 2013, the fireworks 
barges will be loaded off of Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe, CA 
in approximate position 38[deg]56'05'' N, 120[deg]00'09'' W (NAD 83). 
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 4, 2013, the loaded fireworks barges 
will transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site off of South 
Lake Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38[deg]57'56'' N, 
119[deg]57'21'' W (NAD 83) where it will remain until the commencement 
of the fireworks display. Upon the commencement of the 22 minute 
fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:45 p.m. on July 4, 2013, the 
safety zone will increase in size to encompass the navigable waters 
around and under the fireworks barges within a radius 1,000 feet in 
approximate position 38[deg]57'56'' N, 119[deg]57'21'' W (NAD 83) for 
the ``Lights on the Lake'' Fourth of July Fireworks, South Lake Tahoe, 
CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 21. This safety zone will 
be enforced from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 10:20 p.m. on July 4, 
2013.
    Under the general regulations 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 13, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-15813 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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