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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
33 CFR Part 165

[COTP San Francisco Bay 94-011]
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, a 
Parade of Ships. 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, in the area of the Golden Gate 
Bridge on October 8, 1994. The zone will encompass the following areas: 
(1) To the west of the Golden Gate Bridge, an area comprised of the 
entire Main Ship Channel extending between the sea buoy, at latitude 
37 deg.45'00'' N and longitude 122 deg.23'09'' W, and the Golden Gate 
Bridge and including, in their entirety, the West Bound San Francisco 
Bay Traffic Lane, the East Bound San Francisco Bay Traffic Lane, and 
the Separation Line; and (2) an area to the east of the Golden Gate 
Bridge, described by those San Francisco Bay waters falling within a 
2000-yard radius of the point at latitude 37 deg.49'11'' N and 
longitude 122 deg.28'43'' W. 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 DATE: This Safety Zone will be in effect on October 8, 1994 
between 8 a.m. PDT and 11 a.m. PDT, 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 Juckiness, Project Attorney, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District Legal Office.

Discussion of Regulation

    The event requiring this Safety Zone will occur on October 8, 1994 
between 8 a.m. PDT and 11 a.m. PDT, unless canceled earlier by the 
Captain of the Port. This Safety Zone is necessary to allow for the 
safe maneuvering and navigation of 17 Naval ships and the USNS JEREMIAH 
O'BRIEN during the formation for, and conduct of, the Parade of Ships. 
Entry into, transit through, or anchoring within this Safety 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.

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 Federal 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.T11-096 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.T11-096  Safety Zone: San Francisco Bay, CA.

    (a) Location. The following area is a Safety Zone: The waters of 
San Francisco Bay, California: (1) to the west of the Golden Gate 
Bridge, an area comprised of the entire Main Ship Channel extending 
between the sea buoy, at latitude 37 deg.-45'-00'' N and longitude 
122 deg.-23'-09'' W, and the Golden Gate Bridge and including, in their 
entirety, the West Bound San Francisco Bay Traffic Lane, the East Bound 
San Francisco Bay Traffic Lane, and the Separation Line; and (2) an 
area to the east of the Golden Gate Bridge, described by those San 
Francisco Bay waters falling within a 2000-yard radius of the point at 
latitude 37 deg.-49'-11'' N and longitude 122 deg.-28'-43'' W.
    (b) Effective date. This section will be in effect on October 8, 
1994 between 8 a.m. PDT and 11 a.m. PDT, 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 
by 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.
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