Document ID: USCG-2014-0302-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zones: Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks, South Lake Tahoe, CA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-05-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29099-29100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11799]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0302]

Safety Zone; Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks, South 
Lake Tahoe, 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 Lights on 
the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks display, South Lake Tahoe, CA 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 18, 
will be enforced from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2014 through 10:20 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 safety zone 
in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barges within a 
radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and arrival of the 
fireworks barges to the display location and until the start of the 
fireworks display. From 9 a.m. on

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July 3, 2014 until 9 a.m. on July 4, 2014, the fireworks barges will be 
loading pyrotechnics in Tahoe Keys Marina, South Lake Tahoe, CA in 
approximate position 38[deg]56'05'' N, 120[deg]00'09'' W (NAD 83). From 
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 4, 2014, the loaded fireworks barges will 
transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site near South Lake 
Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38[deg]55'33'' N, 119[deg]57'30'' W 
(NAD 83). The fireworks barge will remain at the launch site until the 
completion of the scheduled fireworks display. Upon the commencement of 
the 22 minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:45 p.m. on 
July 4, 2014, the safety zone will increase in size to encompass the 
navigable waters around and under the fireworks barges within a radius 
1,000 feet in approximate position 38[deg]55'33'' N, 119[deg]57'30'' W 
(NAD 83) for the Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks, South 
Lake Tahoe, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 18. This safety 
zone will be in effect from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2014 until 10:20 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 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: April 23, 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2014-11799 Filed 5-20-14; 8:45 am]
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