
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28769-28770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11802]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG 2012-0229]


Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks, City of Antioch, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the City of 
Antioch Fourth of July 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).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
on through 10 p.m. on July 4, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Ensign William Hawn, Sector San Francisco Waterways 
Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 415-399-7442, email D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a 
radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and arrival of the 
fireworks barge to the display location and until the start of the 
fireworks display. From 8 a.m. on until 8:45 p.m. on July 4, 2012 the

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fireworks barge will be loaded off of Fulton Shipyard Pier in Antioch, 
CA at position 38[deg]01'03'' N, 121[deg]48'04'' W (NAD 83). From 8:45 
p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on July 4, 2012 the loaded barge will transit from 
Fulton Shipyard Pier to the launch site off the City of Antioch, CA 
near position 38[deg]01'06'' N, 121[deg]48'32'' W (NAD 83) where it 
will remain until the commencement of the fireworks display. Upon the 
commencement of the 30 minute fireworks display, scheduled to take 
place from 9:20 p.m. to 9:50 p.m. on July 4, 2012, the safety zone will 
increase in size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet near position 38[deg]01'06'' 
N, 121[deg]48'32'' W (NAD 83) for the City of Antioch Fourth of July 
Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191. This safety zone will be in 
effect from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2012.
    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. Additionally, each 
person who receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an 
official patrol vessel shall obey the order or direction. The PATCOM is 
empowered to forbid entry into and control the regulated area. The 
PATCOM shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San 
Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of 
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so. 
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 
552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast 
Guard will provide the maritime community with extensive advance 
notification of the safety zone and its 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 notice, a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to 
enter the regulated area.

    Dated: April 27, 2012.
Cynthia L. Stowe,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2012-11802 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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