Document ID: USCG-2023-0938-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Safety Zone; Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks Display, Richardson Bay, Sausalito, CA
Posted Date: 2023-12-07T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 85112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26796]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0938]

Safety Zone; Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks Display, 
Richardson Bay, Sausalito, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable 
waters of Richardson Bay, off Sausalito, CA, in support of the 
Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks Display. This safety zone is 
necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment 
from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. 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 designated Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other 
Federal, state, or local 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 in Table 1 to Sec.  165.1191, Item number 30, from 7:15 p.m. 
through 9 p.m. on December 9, 2023.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 30, for the 
Sausalito Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks on December 9, 2023. The Coast 
Guard will enforce a 600-foot safety zone around the fireworks vessel 
from 7:15 through 9 p.m. on December 9, 2023, while at the launch site 
off Sausalito Point. Beginning at 7:15 p.m. on December 9, 2023, 30 
minutes prior to the commencement of the 15-minute fireworks display, 
the safety zone will encompass all navigable waters, from surface to 
bottom, surrounding the fireworks vessel near Sausalito Point in 
Sausalito, CA within a radius of 600 feet from approximate position 
37[deg]51'30.66'' N, 122[deg]28'27.29'' W (NAD 83) for the Sausalito 
Lighted Boat Parade Fireworks Display as set forth in 33 CFR 165.1191, 
Table 1, Item number 30. The safety zone will be enforced from 7:15 
p.m. through 9 p.m. on December 9, 2023.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and 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 Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency on 
scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area. 
Additionally, each person who received notice of a lawful order or 
direction issued by the PATCOM or Official Patrol shall obey the order 
or direction. The PATCOM or Official patrol may, upon request, allow 
the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is 
safe to do so.
    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 Broadcast, an entry in the Local Notice to Mariners, or 
actual notice may be used to grant permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: November 30, 2023.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-26796 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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