
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34895-34896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13751]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0347]


Safety Zone; San Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display, 
San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the San 
Francisco Independence Day 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 this notice will be enforced from 9 a.m. on 
July 3, 2013 through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade 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 the San 
Francisco Independence Day Fireworks Display safety zones from 9 a.m. 
on July 3, 2013 through 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2013.
    For Location 1, during the loading of the fireworks barges, while 
the barges are being towed to the display location, and until the start 
of the fireworks display, the safety zone applies to the navigable 
waters around and under the fireworks barges within a radius of 100 
feet. Loading of the pyrotechnics onto the fireworks barges is 
scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 3, 2013, and 
will take place at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. Towing of the barges 
from Pier 50 to the display location is scheduled to take place from 8 
p.m. until 8:45 p.m. on July 4, 2013. During the 25 minute fireworks 
display, scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. until 9:55 p.m. on July 
4, 2013, the fireworks barge will be located 1,000 feet off of Pier 39 
in approximate position 37[deg]48'49'' N, 122[deg]24'46'' W (NAD 83). 
Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 8, this safety zone 
will be in effect from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013 to 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 
2013.
    For Location 2, the fireworks will be launched from the San 
Francisco Municipal Pier. During the 25 minute fireworks display, 
scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. until 9:55 p.m. on July 4, 2013, 
the safety zone will apply to the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks launch site within a radius of 1,000 feet in approximate 
position 37[deg]48'38'' N, 122[deg]25'28'' W (NAD 83). Pursuant to 33 
CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 8, this safety zone will be in 
effect from 9:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. on July 4, 2013. 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.


[[Page 34896]]


    Dated: May 18, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-13751 Filed 6-10-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P


