Document ID: USCG-2023-0527-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Posted Date: 2023-06-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42027-42028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13715]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0527]

Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, 
San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the San 
Francisco Giants Fireworks in the Captain of the Port, San Francisco 
area of responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This 
action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine 
environment from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. 
During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons and vessels are 
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the 
safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM), any 
Official Patrol defined as other Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing 
the regulated area.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced for the 
location identified in Table 1 to Sec.  165.1191, Item number 1, from 
10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in 33 CFR 165.1191 Table 1, Item number 1 for the San Francisco Giants 
Fireworks from 10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023. The safety 
zone will extend to all navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, from 
surface to bottom, within a circle formed by connecting all points 100 
feet outwards of 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 10 a.m. 
until 9 p.m. on July 3, 2023, 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 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on July 3, 2023, 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 10-minute fireworks display, scheduled to 
begin at the conclusion of the baseball game, between 9:30 p.m. and 10 
p.m. on July 3, 2023, the safety zone will increase in size and 
encompass all navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, from surface 
to bottom, within a circle formed by connecting all points 700 feet out 
from the fireworks barge near Pier 48 in approximate position 
37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83). This safety will be 
enforced from 10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023, or announced 
via Marine Information Broadcast.
    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 or other Official 
Patrol, defined as a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency on 
scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the safety zone. During 
the enforcement period, if you are the operator of a vessel in one of 
the safety zones you must comply with the directions from the Patrol 
Commander or other Official Patrol. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may, 
upon request allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated 
areas when it is safe to do so.
    In addition to this enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast 
Guard plans to provide notification of this

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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 Marine 
Information Bulletin may be used to grant general permission to enter 
the regulated area.

    Dated: June 21, 2023.
Jordan M. Baldueza,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-13715 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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