[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 72 (Friday, April 12, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25806-25807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07785]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0242]


Special Local Regulations; Northern California and Lake Tahoe 
Area Annual Marine Events; Blessing of the Fleet, 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 Blessing of the Fleet 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 listed in table 1, Item number 1, from 10 a.m. to noon on 
April 28, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call, or

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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 1, Item number 1, for the 
Blessing of the Fleet regulated area from 10 a.m. to noon 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 Blessing of the Fleet 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 Bluff Point on the 
southeastern side of the Tiburon Peninsula to Point Campbell on the 
northern edge of Angel Island, and a line drawn from Peninsula Point to 
the southern edge of the Tiburon Peninsula to Point Stuart on the 
western edge of Angel Island.
    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 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 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. 2024-07785 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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