
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17868-17869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07082]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0086]


Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, 
San Francisco, 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 San 
Francisco Giants 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, Table 1, Item number 1 will 
be enforced from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. on April 11, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade William Hawn, U.S. Coast Guard 
Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-7442 or email at D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zones established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 on April 
11, 2014. From 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on April 11, 2014 the safety zone 
applies to the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge 
within a radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and arrival of 
the fireworks barge at the launch site and until the start of the 
fireworks display. From 11 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. on April 11, 2014 the 
fireworks barge will be

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loading pyrotechnics at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. From 8:30 p.m. to 
8:40 p.m. on April 11, 2014 the loaded fireworks barge will transit 
from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in approximate position 
37[deg]46'40'' N, 122[deg]22'58'' W (NAD83). At the conclusion of the 
baseball game, approximately 10 p.m. on April 11, 2014, the safety zone 
will increase in size and encompass the navigable waters around and 
under the fireworks barge within a radius of 700 feet in approximate 
position 37[deg]46'40'' N, 122[deg]22'58'' W (NAD83) for the San 
Francisco Giants Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item 
number 1. Upon the conclusion of the fireworks display the safety zone 
shall terminate. This safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 
10:30 p.m. on April 11, 2014.
    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: March 11, 2014.
Gregory G. Stump,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2014-07082 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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