[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75248-75249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29471]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0969]


Safety Zone; Sacramento New Years Eve Fireworks Display, 
Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the 1,000 foot safety zone in the 
navigable waters of the Sacramento River in Sacramento, CA on December 
31, 2013 during the Sacramento New Years Eve Fireworks Display. The 
fireworks display will occur from 9 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. on December 31, 
2013 for the annual Sacramento New Years Eve Fireworks Display. This 
action is necessary to control vessel traffic and to help protect 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 regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 29, will 
be enforced from 9 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. on December 31, 2013.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Sacramento 
New Years Eve Fireworks Display safety zone in the navigable waters of 
the Sacramento River around the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA in 
approximate position 38[deg]34'49.98'' N, 121[deg]30'29.61'' W (NAD 
83). Upon the commencement of the fireworks display, scheduled to begin 
at 9 p.m. on December 31, 2013, the safety zone will encompass the 
navigable waters around the fireworks launch site on the Tower Bridge 
in Sacramento, CA in

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approximate position: 38[deg]34'49.98'' N, 121[deg]30'29.61'' W (NAD 
83) within a radius of 1,000 feet. At the conclusion of the fireworks 
display the safety zone shall terminate. This safety zone will be in 
effect from 9 p.m. to 9:20 p.m. on December 31, 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 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 document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 
U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this publication 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 document, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be 
used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: November 26, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-29471 Filed 12-10-13; 8:45 am]
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