[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 118 (Monday, June 22, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29422-29423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14585]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG 2009-0408]


Safety Zone; Independence Day Celebration for the City of San 
Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Independence Day Celebration 
for the City of San Francisco Fireworks safety zone from 11 a.m. 
through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2009. The fireworks will be fired 
simultaneously from two separate locations: Location 1 will be held 
1,000 feet from Pier 39 in position 37[deg] 48.710' N and 122[deg] 
24.464' W on July 4, 2009 and Location 2 will be fired from the 
Municipal Pier in Aquatic park in position 37[deg] 48.611' N and 
122[deg] 25.532' W on July 4, 2009. This action is necessary to control 
vessel traffic and to ensure the safety of event participants and 
spectators. 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 will be enforced from 11 a.m. 
through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail Lieutenant Junior Grade Simone Mausz, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Waterways Safety Division; telephone 415-399-7442, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the 
Independence Day Celebration for the City of San Francisco Fireworks 
safety zone from 11 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2009. The fireworks 
will be fired simultaneously from two separate locations: Location 1 
will be held 1,000 feet from Pier 39 in position 37[deg] 48.710' N and 
122[deg] 24.464' W on July 4, 2009 and Location 2 will be fired from 
the Municipal Pier in Aquatic Park in position 37[deg] 48.611' N and 
122[deg] 25.532' W on July 4, 2009.
    For Location 1, during the loading of the fireworks barge, while 
the barge is being towed to the display location, and until the start 
of the fireworks display, the safety zone applies to the navigable 
waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 100 
feet. Fifteen minutes before and during the twenty minute fireworks 
display, the area to which this safety zone applies will increase in 
size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks 
barge within a radius of 1,000 feet. Loading of the pyrotechnics onto 
the fireworks barge is scheduled to commence at 11 a.m. on July 4, 
2009, and will take place at Pier 50 in San Francisco. Towing of the 
barge from Pier 50 to the display location is scheduled to take place 
on July 4, 2009 at 8 p.m. During the fireworks display, scheduled to 
start at approximately 9:30 p.m., the fireworks barge will be located 
approximately 1,000 feet off of Pier 39 in position 37[deg] 48.710' N, 
122[deg] 24.464' W (NAD 83). This safety zone will be in

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effect from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 4, 2009.
    For Location 2, the fireworks will be launched from the Municipal 
Pier in position 37[deg] 48.611' N, 122[deg] 25.532' W (NAD 83). The 
safety zone will apply to the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks site within a radius of 500 feet. The fireworks display is 
scheduled to launch at 9:30 p.m. and will last approximately twenty 
minutes. This safety zone will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 
July 4, 2009.
    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 of 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 this 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, he or she 
may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 8, 2009.
P.M. Gugg,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
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