[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54074-54075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21251]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0728]


Safety Zone; Rio Vista Bass Derby Fireworks, Sacramento River, 
Rio Vista, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rio Vista 
Bass Derby 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 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) or other federal, 
state, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast 
Guard in enforcing the regulated area.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191, will be enforced for the 
location in Table 1 to Sec.  165.1191, Item number 23, from noon 
through 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Anthony Solares, 
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone 
(415) 399-3585, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
established in 33 CFR 165.1191 Table 1, Item number 23, for the Rio 
Vista Bass Derby Fireworks Display from noon through 9:30 p.m. on 
October 9, 2021.
    The safety zone will extend to all navigable waters of the 
Sacramento River, from surface to bottom, within a circle formed by 
connecting all points 100 feet out from 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 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. October 9, 2021, the 
fireworks barge will load pyrotechnics from the Dutra Group, Oly Yard 
615 River Road, Rio Vista, CA. The fireworks barge will remain at the 
loading location until its transit to the

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display location. From 7:45 p.m. to 7:55 p.m. on October 9, 2021 the 
loaded fireworks barge will transit from the Dutra Group, Oly Yard 615 
River Road, Rio Vista, CA to the launch site off of Rio Vista, CA in 
approximate position 38[deg]09'15.53'' N, 121[deg]41'17.01'' W (NAD 
83), where it will remain until the conclusion of the fireworks 
display. During the 15-minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 
approximately 8:45 p.m. on October 9, 2021, and 30 minutes after the 
conclusion of the fireworks display, the safety zone will increase in 
size and encompass all navigable waters of the Sacramento River, from 
surface to bottom, within a circle formed by connecting all points 1000 
feet out from the fireworks barge near Rio Vista, CA in approximate 
position 38[deg]09'15.53'' N, 121[deg]41'17.01'' W (NAD 83). This 
safety zone will be enforced from noon until 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 
2021, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.
    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 or other Official 
Patrol defined as a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency on 
scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area. 
Additionally, each person who receives notice of a lawful order or 
direction issued by the PATCOM or Official Patrol shall obey the order 
or direction. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may, upon request, allow 
the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is 
safe to do so.
    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: September 23, 2021.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2021-21251 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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