Document ID: USCG-2014-0382-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Fourth of July Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, Sausalito, CA (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of enforcement of regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-06-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13765]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0382]

Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks, City of Sausalito, San 
Francisco Bay, Sausalito, 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 Fourth of 
July Fireworks, City of Sausalito 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).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 10 will 
be enforced from 9 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. on July 4, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade William Hawn, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7442 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 at the display location and until the 
start of the fireworks display. From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 4, 
2014, the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics off of Pier 50 
in approximate position 37[deg]46'28'' N, 122[deg]23'06'' W (NAD 83). 
From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on July 4, 2014 the loaded fireworks barge 
will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Sausalito, CA in 
approximate position 37[deg]51'31'' N, 122[deg]28'28'' W (NAD83) where 
it will remain until the conclusion of the scheduled fireworks display. 
Upon the commencement of the fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 
9:15 p.m. on July 4, 2014, the safety zone will increase in size and 
encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge 
within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position 37[deg]51'31'' N, 
122[deg]28'28'' W (NAD83) for the Fourth of July Fireworks, City of 
Sausalito in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 10. This safety zone 
will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. on July 4, 2014.
    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 document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document 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: May 23 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2014-13765 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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