[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39027-39032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18486]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Parts 100 and 165

[CGD11-99-007]
RIN 2115-AE46


Special Local Regulations and Safety Zone; Northern California 
Annual Marine Events

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is removing a number of outdated sections of 
Special Local Regulations, the marine events regulations, and replacing 
them with a single section containing an updated master list of 
recurring marine events in Northern California, for which Special Local 
Regulations are required. The Special Local Regulations are necessary 
to control vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity of these marine 
events to ensure the safety of life and property during each event. The 
Coast Guard is also adding a master list of recurring fireworks events 
to the Code of Federal Regulations. These comprehensive, permanent 
listings will enable mariners and members of the public to better 
anticipate major marine events and fireworks displays and will also 
greatly ease the administration of these events by the Coast Guard.

DATES: July 2, 1999.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Coast Guard Group San Francisco, Yerba Buena Island, 
San Francisco, California 94130-9309, Commander, Coast Guard Group San 
Francisco maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. The docket 
will be available for inspection and copying at Group San Francisco 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. 
Please call before visiting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Petty Officer Doug Adams of Coast 
Guard Group San Francisco, telephone number (415) 399-3440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

    On August 31, 1998, the Coast Guard published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) for this regulation in the Federal Register (63 FR 
46206). The comment period ended October 30, 1998. The Coast Guard 
received no comments on the proposal. A public hearing was not 
requested and no hearing was held.
    Good cause exists for making this rule effective prior to 
publication of the Final Rule because the events necessitating these 
Special Local Regulations will occur throughout the summer beginning 
with various firework displays in July. Consequently, the marine events 
and fireworks events would occur prior to the effective date of this 
regulation if the regulation did not become effective until 30 days 
after publication of this Final Rule in the Federal Register, 
jeopardizing the safety of lives and property of event participants and 
spectators.
    The Coast Guard has made two minor changes to the final rule that 
were initiated at the request of sponsors after the publication of the 
NPRM (CGD11-98-007) in 63 FR 46206. The Coast Guard has changed Table 1 
of 33 CFR part 100 to reflect the new name of the fireworks event 
sponsored annually on the last Saturday of May by KFOG Radio, San 
Francisco. The Coast Guard has changed the table to reflect the change 
in event name from ``KFOG Sky Concert'' to ``KFOG KaBoom.'' The Coast 
Guard has also changed the location of the safety zone for San 
Francisco Chronicle Fireworks Display sponsored annually by the San 
Francisco Chronicle on July 4. The Coast Guard was notified by the San 
Francisco Chronicle that there was a need for safety zone around a 
second barge located in the vicinity of Aquatic Park. Rather than 
increase the size of the safety zone published in the NPRM to include 
the waters surrounding Aquatic Park, the Coast Guard has replaced the 
safety zone with two smaller safety zones. Each zone will encompass the 
navigable waters within 1,000 feet of each launch platform, thereby 
decreasing the burden on the boating public. The safety zone around the 
barge near Pier 39 will encompass the waters within a 1,000 foot radius 
of the barge, which will be located at approximately 37 deg.48'49.0''N, 
122 deg.24'46.5''W. The safety zone near Aquatic Park will encompass 
the navigable waters within a 1,000 foot radius of the launch platform 
which will be located at the end of the San Francisco Municipal Pier at 
Aquatic Park at approximately: 37 deg.48'38.5''N, 122 deg.25'30.0''W. 
The Coast Guard has added these minior changes to the final rule. The 
Coast Guard expects that these changes will not impose any burden on 
the public.
    The Coast Guard has also moved the regulations pertaining to 
fireworks events, previously listed under 33 CFR 100.1103 in the Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, to a separate listing under 33 CFR part 165. 
The Coast Guard has created a separate listing for the fireworks events 
previously listed under 33 CFR 100.1103 to ensure that the general 
regulations for safety zones, 33 CFR 165.23, apply to the fireworks 
events. No substantive change has been made in the regulatory 
provisions for these fireworks events. The Coast Guard is making this 
minor technical change from the text of the NPRM in order to 
incorporate the general regulations that are more closely tailored to 
ensuring the safety of the public during fireworks events.

Background and Purpose

    In accordance with the Coast Guard's responsibility to promulgate 
special local regulations and safety zones to insure the safety of life 
and protection of property on the navigable waters where marine events 
are held, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, is replacing the 
outdated text of 33 CFR 100.1103 with a complete table of the annually 
recurring marine events in the Northern California area and is adding a 
table of recurring fireworks events to 33 CFR Part 165. The regulations 
currently contained in 33 CFR 100.1104 and 33 CFR 100.1203, which have 
also become outdated, will be deleted and superseded by the new text of 
33 CFR 100.1103 as part of this revision as well.

Discussion

    To streamline the administration of its safety enforcement 
responsibilities the Coast Guard has revised 33 CFR 100.1103. The 
former text in 33 CFR 100.1103 is deleted and new Special

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Local Regulations will replace its content. Within this section will be 
a listing of recurring marine regattas and races, non-competitive 
marine parades, for which Special Local Regulations are required. This 
listing will be placed under the heading ``Table 1.''
    Generic requirements for all Special Local Regulations will be 
explained in the paragraphs that precede Table 1 in 33 CFR 100.1103. 
Any requirements that are event-specific will accompany the individual 
listings in Table 1. Notification of the implementation of these 
Special Local Regulations for the duration of each individual event 
will be effectuated by announcement in the Local Notice to Marines. 
This list of regulated events does not necessarily reflect all 
recurring marine events in the Northern California area. Only those 
recurring events that the Coast Guard has knowledge of and that are 
necessary to insure the safety of life and protection of property on 
the navigable waters of Northern California are listed.
    Commander, Coast Guard Group San Francisco, is designated Patrol 
Commander for the events listed in 33 CFR 100.1103; he has the 
authority to delegate this responsibility to any commissioned, warrant, 
or petty officer of the Coast Guard. Once the zone is established, 
authorization to remain within the zone is subject to termination by 
the Patrol Commander at any time. The Patrol Commander may impose other 
restrictions within this zone if circumstances dictate. Restrictions 
will be tailored to impose the least impact on maritime interests yet 
provide the level of security deemed necessary to safely conduct these 
events.
    The Coast Guard is also adding a new section 33 CFR 165.1112. This 
section will contain a listing of recurring fireworks events that will 
be placed in Table 1 of 33 CFR 165.1112. The general requirements for 
fireworks events will be explained in the paragraphs that precede Table 
1 in 33 CFR 100.1112. Notification of the implementation of these 
safety zones for the duration of each individual event will be 
effectuated by announcement in the Local Notice to Mariners. This list 
of regulated events does not necessarily reflect all recurring 
fireworks events in the Northern California area. Only those recurring 
events that the Coast Guard has knowledge of and that are necessary to 
insure the safety of life and protection of property on the navigable 
waters of Northern California are listed.
    Commander, Coast Guard Group San Francisco, is designated Patrol 
Commander for the events listed under Table 1 of 33 CFR 165.1112. He 
has the authority to delegate this responsibility to any commissioned, 
warrant, or petty officer of the Coast Guard. Once the safety zone is 
established, no person may enter the safety zone unless authorized by 
the Patrol Commander. No person may remain in the safety zone or allow 
any vehicle, vessel or object to remain in the safety zone unless 
authorized by the Patrol Commander. Each person in the safety zone who 
has notice of a lawful order or direction shall obey the order of the 
Patrol Commander.

Discussion of Comments

    No comments were received.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This regulation is not a significant regulatory action under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require assessment 
of potential cost 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). Due to the short duration of these marine events 
and fireworks events and the advance notice provided to the maritime 
community, the Coast Guard expects the economic impact of this 
regulation to be so minimal that a full Regulatory Evaluation under 
paragraph 10(e) of the regulatory policies and procedures of the 
Department of Transportation is unnecessary.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. ``Small 
entities'' may include small businesses and not-for-profit 
organizations that are not dominant in their fields and governmental 
jurisdictions with populations less than 50,000. Because it expects the 
impact of this rule to be so minimal, the Coast Guard certifies under 
section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
that this rule will not have a substantial impact on a significant 
number of small entities.

Assistance For Small Entities

    In accordance with Sec. 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-121), the Coast Guard 
wants to assist small entities in understanding this rule so that they 
can better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the 
rulemaking process. If your small business or organization is affected 
by this rule and you have questions concerning its provisions or 
options for compliance, please contact Lieutenant Andrew B. Cheney, 
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Office San Francisco Bay at (510) 437-3073.

Collection of Information

    This rule 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 rule under the principles and 
criteria in Executive Order 12612 and has determined that this rule 
does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environmental Assessment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this rule 
and concluded that under section 2.B.2 of Commandant Instruction 
M16475.1C, figure 2-1, paragraphs (34) (g) and (h), it will have no 
significant environmental impact and it is categorically excluded from 
further environmental documentation. A Categorical Exclusion 
Determination and environmental analysis checklist will be available 
for inspection and copying in the docket to be maintained by Group San 
Francisco at the address listed under ADDRESSES.

Unfunded Mandates

    Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4), 
the Coast Guard must consider whether this rule will result in an 
annual expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the 
aggregate of $100 million (adjusted annually for inflation). If so, the 
Act requires that a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives be 
considered, and that from those alternatives, the least costly, most 
cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative that achieves the 
objective of the rule be selected.
    No state, local, or tribal government entities will be effected by 
this rule, so this rule will not result in annual or aggregate costs of 
$100 million or more. Therefore, the Coast Guard is exempt from any 
further regulatory requirements under the Unfunded Mandates Act.

Other Executive Orders on the Regulatory Process

    In addition to the statutes and Executive Orders already addressed 
in its preamble, the Coast Guard

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considered the following executive orders in developing this final rule 
and reached the following conclusions:
    E.O. 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with 
Constitutionally Protected Property Rights. This Rule will not effect a 
taking of private property or otherwise have taking implications under 
this Order.
    E.O. 12875, Enhancing the Intergovernmental Partnership. This Rule 
will not impose, on any State, local, or tribal government, a mandate 
that is not required by statute and that is not funded by the Federal 
government.
    E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This Rule meets applicable 
standards in section 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of this Order to minimize 
litigation, eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.
    E.O. 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks 
and Safety Risks. This Rule is not an economically significant rule and 
does not concern an environmental risk to safety disproportionately 
affecting children.

List of Subjects

33 CFR Part 100

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

33 CFR Part 165

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

Regulation

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 
parts 100 and 165 of Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 100--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 100 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233 through 1236; 49 CFR 1.46; 33 CFR 
100.35.

    2. Revise 33 CFR 100.1103 to read as follows:


Sec. 100.1103  Northern California annual marine events.

    (a) General. Special local regulations are established for the 
events listed in table 1 of this section. Further information on exact 
dates, times, and other details concerning the number and type of 
participants and an exact geographical description of the areas are 
published by the Eleventh Coast Guard District in the Local Notice to 
Mariners at least 20 days prior to each event. To be placed on the 
mailing list contact: Commander (oan), Eleventh Coast Guard District, 
Coast Guard Island, Building 50-6, Alameda, CA 94501-5100.

    Note to Paragraph (a): Sponsors of events listed in Table 1 of 
this section must submit an application each year as required by 33 
CFR Part 100, Subpart A, to Commander, Coast Guard Group San 
Francisco, Yerba Buerna Island, San Francisco, CA 94130-9309.

    (b) Special local regulations. All persons and vessels not 
registered with the sponsor as participants or with Commander, Coast 
Guard Group San Francisco as official patrol vessels are considered 
spectators. The ``official patrol'' consists of any Coast Guard, other 
Federal, state or local law enforcement, and any public or sponsor-
provided vessels assigned or approved by Commander, Coast Guard Group 
San Francisco, to patrol each event.
    (1) No spectator shall anchor, block, loiter, nor impede the 
through transit of participants or official patrol vessels, in the 
regulated areas during all applicable effective dates and times, unless 
cleared to do so by or through an official patrol vessel.
    (2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, any 
spectator located within a regulated area during all applicable 
effective dates and times shall come to an immediate stop.
    (3) The Patrol Commander (PATCOM) is empowered to forbid and 
control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. The Patrol 
Commander shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Group San 
Francisco; will be a U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant 
officer or petty officer to act as the Group Commander's official 
representative; and will be located aboard the lead official patrol 
vessel. As the Group Commander's representative, the PATCOM may 
terminate the event any time it is deemed necessary for the protection 
of life and property. PATCOM may be reached on VHF-FM Channel 13 
(156.65MHz) when required, by the call sign ``PATCOM''.
    (4) The Patrol Commander may, upon request, allow the transit of 
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.

                        Table 1 to Sec.  100.1103
             [All coordinates referenced use datum NAD 83.]
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        San Francisco Grand Prix
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Sponsor...................................  Pacific Offshore Powerboat
                                             Racing Association.
Event Description.........................  Professional High-speed
                                             powerboat race.
Date......................................  Saturday or Sunday in April.
Location..................................  San Francisco Waterfront to
                                             South Tower of Golden Gate
                                             Bridge.
Regulated Area............................  37 deg.-49'-10''N, 122 deg.-
                                             24'-07''W; thence to
                                            37 deg.-48'-50''N, 122 deg.-
                                             24'-07''W; thence to
                                            37 deg.-48'-56''N, 122 deg.-
                                             28'-48''W; thence to
                                            37 deg.-48'-48''N, 122 deg.-
                                             28'-48''W; thence returning
                                             to the point of origin.
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                          Blessing of the Fleet
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Sponsor...................................  Corinthian Yacht Club.
Event Description.........................  Boat parade during which
                                             vessels pass by a pre-
                                             designated platform or
                                             vessel.
Date......................................  Last Sunday in April.
Location..................................  Raccoon Strait.
Regulated Area............................  The area between a line
                                             drawn from Bluff Point on
                                             the southeastern side of
                                             Tiburon Peninsula to Point
                                             Campbell on the northern
                                             edge of Angel Island, and a
                                             line drawn from Peninsula
                                             Point on the southern edge
                                             of Tiburon Peninsula to
                                             Point Stuart on the western
                                             edge of Angel Island.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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                    Opening Day on San Francisco Bay
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Sponsor...................................  Pacific inter-Club Yacht
                                             Association and Corinthian
                                             Yacht Club.
Event Description.........................  Boat parade during which
                                             vessels pass by a pre-
                                             designated platform or
                                             vessel.
Date......................................  Sunday in April.
Location..................................  San Francisco waterfront,
                                             Crissy Field to Pier 35.
Regulated Area............................  The area defined by a line
                                             drawn from Fort Point (37
                                             deg.48.66N, 122
                                             deg.28.64W); thence
                                             easterly approximately
                                             5,000 yards to a point
                                             located at 37 deg.49.15N,
                                             122 deg.25.61'W; thence
                                             easterly to the Blossom
                                             Rock Bell Buoy (37
                                             deg.49.10N122 deg.24.20W);
                                             thence westerly to the
                                             Northeast corner of Pier
                                             35; thence returning along
                                             the shoreline to the point
                                             of origin.
                                            Special Requirements. All
                                             vessels entering the
                                             regulated area shall follow
                                             the parade route
                                             established by the sponsor
                                             and be capable of
                                             maintaining an approximate
                                             speed of 6 knots.
                                            Commercial Vessel Traffic
                                             Allowances. The parade will
                                             be interrupted, as
                                             necessary, to permit the
                                             passage of commercial
                                             vessel traffic. Commercial
                                             traffic must cross the
                                             parade route at a no-wake
                                             speed and perpendicular to
                                             the parade route.
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              Race the Straits Offshore Grand Prix Festival
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Sponsor...................................  Pacific Offshore Powerboat
                                             Racing Association.
Event Description.........................  Professional high-speed
                                             powerboat race.
Date......................................  Sunday in July.
Location..................................  Carquinez Strait and San
                                             Pablo Strait.
Reglated Area.............................  38 deg.02'12''N, 122
                                             deg.08'31''W thence to
                                            38 deg.02'38''N, 122
                                             deg.10'00''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'20''N, 122
                                             deg.10'20''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'48''N, 122
                                             deg.13'32''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'36''N, 122
                                             deg.17'37''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'19''N, 122
                                             deg.17'34''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'35''N, 122
                                             deg.13'32''W thence to
                                            38 deg.03'24''N, 122
                                             deg.12'01''W thence to
                                            38 deg.02'58''N, 122
                                             deg.10'58''W thence to
                                            38 deg.01'55''N, 122
                                             deg.09'47''W thence to
                                            38 deg.01'58''N, 122
                                             deg.08'31''W thence
                                             returning to the point of
                                             origin.
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                      Delta Thunder Powerboat Race
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Sponsor...................................  Pacific Offshore Power
                                             Racing Association.
Event Description.........................  Professional high-speed
                                             powerboat race.
Date......................................  Sunday in September.
Location..................................  Off Pittsburgh, CA in the
                                             waters around Winter Island
                                             and Brown Island.
Regulated Area............................  The water area of Suisun Bay
                                             commencing at Simmons Point
                                             on Chipps Island; thence
                                             southwesterly to Stake
                                             Point on the southern shore
                                             of Suisun Bay; thence
                                             easterly following the
                                             southern shoreline of
                                             Suisun Bay and New York
                                             Slough to New York Slough
                                             Buoy 13; thence north-
                                             northwesterly to the
                                             Northwestern corner of
                                             Fraser Shoal; thence
                                             northwesterly to the
                                             western tip of Chain
                                             Island; thence west-
                                             northwesterly to the
                                             northeast tip of Van Sickle
                                             Island; thence following
                                             the shoreline of Van Sickle
                                             Island and Chipps Island
                                             and returning to the point
                                             of origin.
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                           Festival of the Sea
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Sponsor...................................  San Francisco Maritime
                                             National Historical Park.
Event Description.........................  Tugboat Race.
Date......................................  Sunday in September.
Location..................................  From Crissy Field to Aquatic
                                             Park.
Regulated Area............................  San Francisco Bay
                                             approximately 500 yards
                                             offshore of Golden Gate
                                             Yacht club, Gas house Cove,
                                             and extending east to Pier
                                             45. All mariners may
                                             proceed with caution but
                                             must keep at least 500 foot
                                             distance from the competing
                                             tugboats.
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Sec. 100.1104  [Removed]

    3. Remove 33 CFR 100.1104.


Sec. 100.1203  [Removed]

    4. Remove 33 CFR 100.1203.

PART 165--[AMENDED]

    5. The authority citation for 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, 160.5; 49 CFR 1.46.

    6. A new Sec. 165.1112 is added to read as follows:


Sec. 165.1112  Safety zones: Northern California annual fireworks 
events.

    (a) General. Safety zones are established for the events listed in 
Table 1 of this section. Further information on exact dates, times, and 
other details concerning the exact geographical description of the 
areas are published by the Eleventh Coast Guard District in the Local 
Notice to Mariners prior to each event.
    (b) Regulations. ``Official Patrol Vessels'' consist of any Coast 
Guard, other Federal, state or local law enforcement, and any public or 
sponsor-provided vessels assigned or approved

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by Commander, Coast Guard Group San Francisco, to patrol each event.
    (1) In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23 of 
this part, entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within these 
zones is prohibited, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander.
    (2) Each person in a safety zone who receives notice of a lawful 
order or direction issued by an official patrol vessel shall obey the 
order or direction.
    (3) The Patrol Commander (PATCOM) is empowered to forbid and 
control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. The Patrol 
Commander shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Group San 
Francisco; will be a U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant 
officer or petty officer to act as the Group Commander's official 
representative; and will be located aboard the lead official patrol 
vessel.
    (4) The Patrol Commander may, upon request, allow the transit of 
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.

                        Table 1 to Sec.  165.1112
              [All coordinates referenced use datum NAD 83]
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                              KFOG KaBoom
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  KFOG Radio, San Francisco.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks display.
Date......................................  Last Saturday in May.
Location..................................  1,000 feet off Pier 30/32.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Fourth of July Fireworks, City of Monterey
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  City of Monterey, Recreation
                                             & Community Services
                                             Department.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  Monterey Bay, East of
                                             Municipal Wharf #2.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Fourth of July Fireworks, City of Sausalito
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Sponsor...................................  City of Sausalito.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  1,000 feet off-shore from
                                             Sausalito waterfront, North
                                             of Spinnaker Rest.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  Fourth of July Fireworks, Lake Tahoe
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  Anchor Trust.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  1,000 feet off Incline
                                             Village, Nevada in Crystal
                                             Bay.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Fourth of July Fireworks, South Lake Tahoe Gaming Alliance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  Harrah's Lake Tahoe.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  Off South Lake Tahoe,
                                             California near Nevada
                                             border.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Independence Day Fireworks
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  North Tahoe Fire Protection
                                             District.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  Offshore from Kings Beach
                                             State Beach.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       July 4th Fireworks Display
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  North Tahoe Fire Protection
                                             District.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  Offshore of Common Beach,
                                             Tahoe City, CA.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               San Francisco Chronicle Fireworks Display
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sponsor...................................  San Francisco Chronicle.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.

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Date......................................  July 4th.
Location 1................................  A barge located
                                             approximately 1,000 feet
                                             off of San Francisco Pier
                                             39 at approximately: 37
                                             deg.48'49.0'' N, 122
                                             deg.24'46.5'' W.
Regulated Area............................  The area of navigable waters
                                             within a 1,000 foot radius
                                             of the launch platform.
Location 2................................  The end of the San Francisco
                                             Municipal Pier at Aquatic
                                             Park at approximately: 37
                                             deg.48'38.5'' N, 122
                                             deg.25'30.0'' W.
Regulated Area............................  The area of navigable waters
                                             within a 1,000 foot radius
                                             of the launch platform.
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                    Vallejo Fourth of July Fireworks
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Sponsor...................................  Vallejo Marina.
Event Description.........................  Fireworks Display.
Date......................................  July 4th.
Location..................................  Mare Island Strait.
Regulated Area............................  That area of navigable
                                             waters within a 1,000 foot
                                             radius of the launch
                                             platform.
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    Dated: July 1, 1999.
T.H. Collins,
Vice Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
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