Document ID: USCG-2022-0276-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
Posted Date: 2022-04-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24870]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08990]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0276]

Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, 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 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 personnel, vessels, and the 
marine environment from the hazards associated with the fireworks 
display. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or 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 11:30 p.m. on April 29, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email MST1 Shannon Curtaz-Milian, 
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone 
(415) 399-7440, 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 Display from 10 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. on April 29, 2022. 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 out from 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 8 p.m. on April 29, 2022, 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 8:45 p.m. on April 29, 2022 
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 
approximately 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on April 29, 2022, 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 zone will be in enforced from 10 a.m. until 11:30 p.m. 
on April 29, 2022, 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 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 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 notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 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: April 15, 2022.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2022-08990 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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