[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16115]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG 2011-0402]


Safety Zone; San Francisco Chronicle Fireworks Display, San 
Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the annual 
San Francisco Chronicle Fireworks Display (Independence Day Celebration 
for the City of San Francisco Fireworks). 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 for Location 
1 from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2011 through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2011; and for 
Location 2 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on July 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail Lieutenant Junior Grade Liezl Nicholas, U.S. Coast 
Guard, Waterways Safety Division; telephone 415-399-7443, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the 
Independence Day Celebration for the City of San Francisco Fireworks 
safety zone for Location 1 from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2011 through 10 p.m. 
on July 4, 2011; and for Location 2 from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. on July 4, 
2011. 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 (NAD83) 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 (NAD83) on July 4, 2011.
    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. During the twenty-five minute fireworks display, the area to 
which this safety zone applies to 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 9 a.m. on July 3, 2011, 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, 2011 at 8 
p.m. During the fireworks display, scheduled to start at approximately 
9:30 p.m., the fireworks barge will be located 1,000 feet off of Pier 
39 in approximate position 37[deg] 48.710' N, 122[deg] 24.464' W (NAD 
83).
    For Location 2, the fireworks will be launched from the Municipal 
Pier in approximate 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 1,000 feet. The fireworks 
display is scheduled to launch at 9:30 p.m. and will last approximately 
twenty-five minutes. This safety zone will be enforced from 9 p.m. to 
10 p.m. on July 4, 2011.
    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 16, 2011.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2011-16115 Filed 6-29-11; 8:45 am]
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