Document ID: USCG-2018-0757-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Posted Date: 2018-08-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18712]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0757]

Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San 
Francisco Bay, San Francisco, 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 San 
Francisco Giants Fireworks Display 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 1, will 
be enforced from 11 a.m. on August 31, 2018 to 10:45 p.m. on August 31, 
2018, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Emily K. Rowan, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San 
Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7443 or email at [email protected].

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 from the loading location to the display 
location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 11 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. on August 31, 2018, 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 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on August 31, 2018 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 15 minute fireworks display, scheduled to 
begin at the conclusion of the baseball game, at approximately 10:00 
p.m. on August 31, 2018, the safety zone will increase in size and 
encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge 
within a radius of 700 feet near Pier 48 in approximate position 
37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83) for the San Francisco 
Giants Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1. This 
safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. on August 31, 2018 until 
10:45 p.m. on August 31, 2018, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners.
    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 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: August 23, 2018.
R.W. Deakin,
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Chief, Waterways Management 
Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-18712 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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