[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30906-30907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10229]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0370]
Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay,
San Francisco, 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 San
Francisco Giants Fireworks in the Captain of the Port, San Francisco
area of responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This
action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine
environment from the hazards associated with the fireworks display.
During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the
safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM), any
Official Patrol defined as other Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing
the regulated area.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced for the
location identified in Table 1 to Sec. 165.1191, Item number 1, from
10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on May 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LT William Harris, Waterways
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone
(415) 399-7443, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33 CFR 165.1191
Table 1, Item number 1 for the San Francisco Giants Fireworks from 10
a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on May 19, 2023. The safety zone will extend to
all navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, from surface to bottom,
within a circle formed by connecting all points 100 feet outwards of
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 a.m. until 9 p.m. on
May 19, 2023, the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics from
Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. The fireworks barge will remain at the
loading location until its transit to the display location. From 9 p.m.
to 9:15 p.m. on May 19, 2023, the loaded fireworks barge will transit
from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in approximate position
37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83) where it will remain until
the conclusion of the fireworks display. Upon the commencement of the
10-minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at the conclusion of
the baseball game, between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on May 19, 2023, the
safety zone will increase in size and encompass all navigable waters of
the San Francisco Bay, from surface to bottom, within a circle formed
by connecting all points 700 feet out from the fireworks barge near
Pier 48 in approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W
(NAD 83). This safety zone will be enforced from 10 a.m. until 10:40
p.m. on May 19, 2023, or as announced via Marine Information Broadcast.
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 safety zone. During
the enforcement period, if you are the operator of a vessel in one of
the safety zones you must comply with the directions from the Patrol
Commander or other Official Patrol. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may,
upon request allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated
areas when it is safe to do so.
In addition to this enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard plans to provide notification of this 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
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this notice, a Marine Information Bulletin may be used to grant general
permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: May 7, 2023.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-10229 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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