Document ID: USCG-2023-0916-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord Safety Zone, Suisun Bay, Concord, CA
Posted Date: 2023-12-01T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 230 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 83827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26411]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0916]

Safety Zone; Military Ocean Terminal Concord Safety Zone, Suisun 
Bay, Concord, 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 a safety zone in the navigable 
waters of Suisun Bay, off Concord, CA, in support of explosive handling 
operations at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) on November 26, 
2023, through December 3, 2023. This safety zone is necessary to 
protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential 
explosion within the explosive arc. The safety zone is open to all 
persons and vessels for transitory use, but vessel operators desiring 
to anchor or otherwise loiter within the safety zone must obtain the 
permission of the Captain of the Port (COTP) San Francisco or a 
designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1198 will be enforced from 12:01 
a.m. on November 26, 2023, until 11:59 p.m. on December 3, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email LT William Harris, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Waterways Management Division, at 
415-399-7443, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zone in 33 CFR 165.1198 for the Military Ocean Terminal Concord, CA 
(MOTCO) regulated area from 12:01 on November 26, 2023, until 11:59 
p.m. on December 3, 2023, or as announced via marine information 
bulletin. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, 
and the marine environment from potential explosion within the 
explosive arc. The regulation for this safety zone, Sec.  165.1198(a), 
specifies the location of the safety zone which encompasses the 
navigable waters in the area between 500 yards of MOTCO Pier in 
position 38[deg]03'30'' N, 122[deg]01'14'' W and 3,000 yards of the 
pier. During the enforcement period, as reflected in Sec.  165.1198(d), 
if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you mut 
comply with the instructions of the COTP or the designated on-scene 
patrol personnel. Vessel operators desiring to anchor or otherwise 
loiter within the safety zone must contact Sector San Francisco Vessel 
Traffic Service at 415-556-2760 or VHF Channel 14 to obtain permission.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via marine information broadcasts.

    Dated: November 27, 2023.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-26411 Filed 11-30-23; 8:45 am]
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