[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39997-39998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16040]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0366]


Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks Display, Tahoe City, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Fourth of 
July Fireworks Display, Tahoe City, CA in the Captain of the Port, San 
Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times noted 
below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of the 
maritime public from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. 
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, Table 1, number 18, will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2013.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a 
radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and arrival of the 
fireworks barge to the display location and until the start of the 
fireworks display. From 7 a.m. until 8 a.m. on July 4, 2013, the 
fireworks barge will be loaded off of Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake 
Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38[deg]56'05'' N, 120[deg]00'09'' W 
(NAD 83). From 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. on July 4, 2013, the loaded barge will 
transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site off of Tahoe City, CA 
in approximate position 39[deg]10'09'' N, 120[deg]08'16'' W (NAD 83) 
where it will remain until the commencement of the fireworks display. 
Upon the commencement of the 21 minute fireworks display, scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2013, the safety zone will increase in 
size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks 
barge within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position 39[deg]10'09'' 
N, 120[deg]08'16'' W (NAD 83) for the Fourth of July Fireworks Display, 
Tahoe City, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 18. This safety 
zone will be in effect from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2013.
    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 or direction. The PATCOM is 
empowered to forbid entry

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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 the safety zone and its 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, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant 
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: June 13, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-16040 Filed 7-2-13; 8:45 am]
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