[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13774]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0339]


Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks, 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, Tahoe City, CA in the Captain of the Port, San 
Francisco area of responsibility on July 4, 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, Item number 15, 
will be enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 4, 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 8 a.m. on July 4, 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 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 4, 2014, the 
loaded fireworks 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 
30 minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 
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]10'09'' N, 120[deg]08'16'' W (NAD 83) 
for the Fourth of July Fireworks, Tahoe City, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, 
Table 1, Item number 15. This safety zone will be in effect from 7 a.m. 
until 10 p.m. on July 4, 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 document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document 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. 2014-13774 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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