[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 75898-75899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29730]


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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 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

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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 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: November 26, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-29730 Filed 12-12-13; 8:45 am]
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