[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07784]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0241]
Special Local Regulations; Northern California and Lake Tahoe
Area Annual Marine Events; Opening Day on San Francisco Bay, San
Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations for
the annual Opening Day on the San Francisco Bay Boat Parade on April
28, 2024, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways in
the San Francisco Bay during this event. Our regulation for marine
events in Northern California identifies the regulated area for this
event in San Francisco, CA. During the enforcement period, unauthorized
persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting
through, or loitering or anchoring in the regulated area, unless
authorized by the designated Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other law
enforcement agencies on scene.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1103 will be enforced for the
location in table 1, Item number 2, from noon to 3 p.m. on April 28,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call, or email MST1 Shannon Curtaz-Milian,
Sector San Francisco Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
(415) 399-7440, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the special
local regulations in 33 CFR 100.1103, table, Item number 2, for the
Opening Day on San Francisco Bay regulated area from noon to 3 p.m. on
April 28, 2024. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of
life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for
marine events within Northern California, Sec. 100.1103, specifies the
location of the regulated area for the Opening Day on San Francisco Bay
Boat Parade which encompasses portions of the San Francisco Bay. During
the enforcement period, the regulated area will be in effect in the
navigable waters, from surface to bottom, defined by a line drawn from
Fort Point; thence easterly approximately 5,000 yards; thence easterly
to the Blossom Rock Bell Buoy; thence westerly to the Northeast corner
of Pier 39; thence returning along the shoreline to the point of
origin.
During the enforcement period, under the provisions of 33 CFR
100.1103(b), if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area
you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or
any 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. During the enforcement period, if you are the operator
of a vessel that participates in the marine event within the regulated
area, you must follow the parade route established by the marine event
sponsor, be capable of maintaining an approximate speed of 6 knots, and
comply with directions from the PATCOM 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 notification of 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 this notification, a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners or other marine broadcast may be used to grant general
permission to enter the regulated area.
Dated: April 3, 2024.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2024-07784 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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