[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-24523]


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[Federal Register: October 4, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[COTP San Francisco Bay 94-010]
RIN 2115-AA97

 

Safety Zone; San Francisco Bay, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Navy and the City of San Francisco coordinate an 
annual ``Fleetweek'' event on San Francisco Bay featuring, in part, 
practice flights by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight team on October 6 
and October 7, and an air show including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and 
civilian aircraft on October 9, 1994. To ensure the safety of Fleetweek 
participants and spectators, the Coast Guard proposes to establish a 
Safety Zone on the waters of San Francisco Bay, California, 
encompassing the entire water area bounded by the following: Commencing 
at the point 37 deg.-48'-40" N, 122 deg.-28'-38" W; thence to 37 deg.-
49'-10" N, 122 deg.-28'-41" W; thence to 37 deg.-49'-31" N, 122 deg.-
25'-18" W; thence to 37 deg.-49'-31" N, 122 deg.-24'-19" W; thence to 
37 deg.-48'-27.5" N, 122 deg.-24'-04" W; and thence returning along the 
shoreline to the point of origin. Entry into, transit through, or 
anchoring within this zone by deep draft vessels, 1600 gross tons or 
greater, and tug and barge combinations is prohibited unless authorized 
by the Captain of the Port.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This Safety Zone will be in effect on October 6, 7 and 
9, 1994, commencing at 12 noon PDT on October 6, 11 a.m. PDT on October 
7, and 9:30 a.m. PDT on October 9 and will conclude at 4 p.m. PDT each 
day unless canceled earlier by the Captain of the Port.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lieutenant (junior grade) Sean Regan, Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, 
San Francisco Bay, California; (510) 437-3073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a notice of 
proposed rulemaking was not published for this regulation and it is 
being made effective in less than 30 days after Federal Register 
publication. Publishing an NPRM and delaying its effective date would 
be contrary to the public interest since the scope of activities 
potentially attracting a number of spectator craft and thus requiring a 
safety zone was not finalized until a date fewer than 30 days prior to 
the event date.

Drafting Information

    The drafters of this notice are Lieutenant (junior grade) Sean 
Regan, Project Officer for the Captain of the Port, and Lieutenant 
Commander C.M. Juckniess, Project Attorney, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District Legal Office.

Discussion of Regulation

    The event requiring this regulation will commence at 12 noon PDT on 
October 6, 11 a.m. PDT on October 7 and 9:30 a.m. PDT on October 9, 
1994 and will conclude at 4 p.m. PDT each day, unless canceled earlier 
by the Captain of the Port. This Safety Zone is necessary to ensure the 
safety of pleasure boaters against injury from collision with deep 
draft vessels or tug and barge combinations. Deep draft vessels, 1600 
gross tons or greater, and tug and barge combinations are prohibited 
from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within the Safety 
Zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This proposal is not a significant regulatory action under section 
3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an assessment of 
potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that order. It 
has been exempted from review by the Office of Management and Budget 
under that order. It is not significant under the regulatory policies 
and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040; 
February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
proposal to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory policies and procedures of DOT is 
unnecessary.

Collection of Information

    This regulation contains no collection of information requirements 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this regulation under the principles 
and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that 
this regulation does not have sufficient federalism implications to 
warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard has considered the environmental impact of this 
regulation and concluded that under section 2.B.2. of Commandant 
Instruction M16475.1B it will have no significant environmental impact 
and it is categorically excluded from further environmental 
documentation.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

Regulation

    In consideration of the foregoing, Subpart F of Part 165 of Title 
33, Code of Federal Regulations, is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 33 CFR Part 165 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g), 
6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.

    2. A new Sec. 165.T11-095 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.T11-095  Safety Zone: San Francisco Bay, CA.

    (a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: The waters of 
San Francisco Bay, CA, encompassing the entire water area bounded by 
the following: Commencing at the point 37 deg.-48'-40" N, 122 deg.-28'-
38" W; thence to 37 deg.-49'-10" N, 122 deg.-28'-41" W; thence to 
37 deg.-49'-31" N, 122 deg.-25'-18" W; thence to 37 deg.-49'-31" N, 
122 deg.-24'-19" W; thence to 37 deg.-48'27.5" N, 122 deg.-24'-04" W; 
and thence returning along the shoreline to the point of origin.
    (b) Effective dates. This section will be in effect on October 6, 7 
and 9, 1994, commencing at 12 noon PDT on October 6, 11 a.m. PDT on 
October 7, and 9:30 a.m. PDT on October 9 and will conclude at 4 p.m. 
PDT each day unless canceled earlier by the Captain of the Port.
    (c) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 
Section 165.23 of this Part, entry into, transit through, or anchoring 
within this zone by deep draft vessels, 1600 gross tons or greater, and 
tug and barge combinations is prohibited unless authorized by the 
Captain of the Port.

    Dated: September 22, 1994.
D.P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
[FR Doc. 94-24523 Filed 10-3-94; 8:45 am]
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