[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 108 (Thursday, June 5, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13142]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0338]


Safety Zone; Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, 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 
Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA in the Captain of the Port, 
San Francisco area of responsibility on July 3, 2014. 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 17, will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 3, 2014.

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 9 a.m. on July 3, 2014, the 
fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics 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 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 3, 2014, the 
loaded fireworks barge will transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the 
launch site off of Kings Beach, CA in approximate position 
39[deg]13'55'' N, 120[deg]01'42'' W (NAD 83) where it will remain until 
the commencement of the fireworks display. Upon the commencement of the 
30 minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 
2014, 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]13'55'' N, 120[deg]01'42'' W (NAD 83) 
for the Independence Day Fireworks, Kings beach, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, 
Table 1, Item number 17. This safety zone will be in effect from 7 a.m. 
until 10 p.m. on July 3, 2014.
    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 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: May 22, 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2014-13142 Filed 6-4-14; 8:45 am]
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