[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29740-29741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0610]


Safety Zone; Execpro Services Fourth of July Fireworks, Incline 
Village, NV

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 annual 
Execpro Services Fourth of July Fireworks Display in the Captain of the 
Port, San Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times 
noted below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of 
the maritime public from the

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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 28, 
will be enforced from 6 a.m. on July 1, 2017 to 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina 
Ramirez, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-
2001 or email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot 
safety zone around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and 
arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display 
location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 6 a.m. on 
July 1, 2017 until 8 a.m. on July 1, 2017, the fireworks barge will be 
loading pyrotechnics Obexers Marina in Homewood, CA. The fireworks 
barge will remain at the loading location until its transit to the 
display location. From approximately 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 1, 2017, 
the loaded fireworks barge will transit from Obexers Marina to the 
launch site off-shore from Incline Village, NV in approximate position 
39[deg]13'54'' N., 119[deg]56'25'' W. (NAD 83) where it will remain 
until the conclusion of the fireworks display. Upon the commencement of 
the 24-minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. on 
July 3, 2017, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass the 
navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius 
1,000 feet, off-shore from Incline Village, NV, in approximate position 
39[deg]13'54'' N., 119[deg]56'25'' W. (NAD 83) for the Execpro Services 
Fourth of July Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 28. 
This safety zone will be in effect from 6 a.m. on July 1, 2017 until 
10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2017.
    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 of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notification 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 1, 2017.
Anthony J. Ceraolo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2017-13836 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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