[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 229 (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62699-62700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28703]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0917]


Notice of Enforcement for Special Local Regulation; Mission Bay 
Parade of Lights; Mission Bay, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Mission Bay Parade of Lights 
Special Local Regulation on Mission Bay, CA from 5 p.m. through 10 p.m. 
on 12 December 2009. This action is necessary to provide for the safety 
of the participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels of the race, and 
general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, no 
spectators shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the through 
transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated 
area during the effective dates and times, unless cleared

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for such entry by or through an official patrol vessel.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1101 will be enforced from 5 p.m. 
through 10 p.m. on 12 December 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail Petty Officer Corey McDonald, Waterways Management, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Coast Guard; telephone 619-278-7262, e-
mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the 
annual Mission Bay Parade of Lights in 33 CFR 100.1101 from 5 p.m. 
through 10 p.m. on 12 December 2009.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1101, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area, unless it receives permission from the COTP. Spectator 
vessels may safely transit outside the regulated area but may not 
anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the transit of ship parade 
participants or official patrol vessels. The Coast Guard may be 
assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in 
enforcing this regulation.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 100.1101 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 and marine information broadcasts. If the COTP or his 
designated representative 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: November 13, 2009.
T. H. Farris,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. E9-28703 Filed 11-30-09; 8:45 am]
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