[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20668]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0672]


Safety Zone; USS MIDWAY Fireworks, San Diego, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a USS MIDWAY 
private fireworks display on October 6, 2014. This marine event occurs 
on the navigable waters of San Diego Bay, immediately to the west of 
the USS MIDWAY located in San Diego Bay, California. This action is 
necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, 
spectators, safety vessels, and general users of the waterway. During 
the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from 
entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within this regulated 
area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations for the marine event listed as Item 6 in Table 1 
to 33 CFR 165.1123 will be enforced on October 6, 2014 from 9:45 p.m. 
to 10:15 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
document, call or email Petty Officer Giacomo Terrizzi, Waterways 
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone (619) 278-
7233, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
in San Diego Bay for the private fireworks display. This display occurs 
on October 6, 2014 from 9:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., off of the moored 
attraction vessel, USS MIDWAY. Fireworks displays occur frequently off 
of the USS MIDWAY, and the corresponding safety zone to the fireworks 
display is published in 33 CFR 165.1123, Table 1, Item 6.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1123, persons and vessels are 
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within 
the 600 foot regulated area safety zone that includes the tug and barge 
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated 
representative. Persons or vessels desiring to enter into or pass 
through the safety zone may request permission from the Captain of the 
Port or a designated representative. If permission is granted, all 
persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of the Captain 
of the Port or designated representative. Spectator vessels may safely 
transit outside the regulated area, but may not anchor, block, loiter, 
or impede the transit of participants or official patrol vessels or 
commercial traffic within the federal channel. The Coast Guard may be 
assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in 
patrol and notification of this regulation.
    This document is issued under authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 33 
CFR 165.1123. In addition to providing notice in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance 
notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to 
Mariners, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, and local advertising by the 
event sponsor.
    If the Captain of the Port Sector San Diego or his designated 
representative determines that the regulated area need not be enforced 
for the full duration stated in this document, he or she may use a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or other communications coordinated with 
the event sponsor to grant general permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: August 1, 2014.
J. S. Spaner,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2014-20668 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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