Document ID: USCG-2019-0471-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone: Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone; San Diego Bay South Embarcadero, San Diego, CA
Posted Date: 2019-07-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31724-31725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14202]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0471]

Safety Zone; Southern California Annual Firework Events for the 
San Diego Captain of the Port Zone; San Diego Bay South Embarcadero, 
San Diego, CA.

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the San Diego, 
CA POPS Fireworks Display on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA on 
specific evenings from June 28, 2019 to September 2, 2019. This safety 
zone is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, 
spectators, official vessels of the events, and general users of the 
waterway. Our regulation for the Southern California Annual Firework 
Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the 
regulated area for the events. During the enforcement period, no 
spectators shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of 
official patrol vessels in the regulated area without the approval of 
the Captain of the Port, or designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1123, Table 1, Item 1 will be 
enforced from 9:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. on June 28, June 29, June 
30, July 5, July 6, July 12, July 26, July 27, August 3, August 5, 
August 9, August 10, August 11, August 16, August 17, August 24, August 
31, September 1 and September 2, 2019 for Item 1 in Table 1 of 33 CFR 
165.1123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
publication, call or email Lieutenant Briana Biagas, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone 619-278-
7656, email D11MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Coast Guard will enforce the regulations in 33 CFR 165.1123 for 
a safety zone on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA for the San Diego, CA 
POPS Fireworks Display in 33 CFR 165.1123, Table 1, Item 1 of that 
section, from 9:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. on specific evenings from 
June 28, 2019 to September 2, 2019. This action is being taken to 
provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the 
fireworks events. Our regulation for Southern California Annual 
Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies 
the regulated areas for the events. Under the provisions of 33 CFR 
165.1123, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it receives 
permission from the Captain of the Port or his designated 
representative. Spectator vessels may safely transit outside the 
regulated area but may not anchor, block, loiter, or impede the transit 
of participants or official patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be 
assisted by other Federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies in 
enforcing this regulation.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners and local advertising by the event sponsor.

    Dated: June 14, 2019.
D.P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2019-14202 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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