[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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