
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15815]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0365]


Safety Zone; Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, 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 
Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA 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, Table 1, number 20, will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. through 10 p.m. on July 3, 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 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 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, the 
fireworks barge will be loaded off of Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake 
Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38[deg] 56'05'' N, 120[deg] 00'09'' W 
(NAD 83). From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 3, 2013, the loaded barge will 
transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site off of Kings Beach, 
CA in approximate position 39[deg] 13'55'' N, 120[deg] 01'42'' W (NAD 
83) where it will remain until the commencement of the fireworks 
display. Upon the commencement of the 20 minute fireworks display, 
scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. on July 3, 2013, the safety zone will 
increase in size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position 
39[deg] 13'55'' N, 120[deg] 01'42'' W (NAD 83) for the Independence Day 
Fireworks, Kings beach, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 20. 
This safety zone will be in effect from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. on July 3, 
2013.
    Under the general regulations 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: June 13, 2013.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2013-15815 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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