
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29747-29748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13647]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0604]


Safety Zone; Red, White, and Tahoe Blue Fireworks, Incline 
Village, NV

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 Red, 
White, and Tahoe Blue 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 19, 
will be enforced without actual notice from June 30, 2017, until July 
4, 2017. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used 
from June 28, 2017 through June 30, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina Ramirez, Sector San 
Francisco Waterways Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 415-
399-2001, email D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barges within a 
radius of 100 feet during the loading of the fireworks barges at the 
display location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 
12:20 p.m. on June 28, 2017 until 5 p.m. on July 4, 2017 the fireworks 
barges will be loaded in the vicinity of Incline Beach, near Incline 
Village, NV at approximate position 39[deg]14'13'' N., 119[deg]57'01'' 
W. (NAD 83) where they will remain until the commencement of the 
fireworks display. Upon the commencement of the 35-minute fireworks 
display, scheduled to start at approximately 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017, 
the safety zone will increase in size to encompass the navigable waters 
around and under the fireworks barges within a radius of 1,000 feet at 
approximate position 39[deg]14'13'' N., 119[deg]57'01'' W. (NAD 83) for 
the Red, White, and Tahoe Blue Fireworks, Incline Village, NV in 33 CFR 
165.1191, Table 1, Item number 19. This safety zone will be in effect 
from 12:20 p.m. on June 28, 2017 until 10:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017.
    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 document 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.

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    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: May 23, 2017.
Anthony J. Ceraolo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2017-13647 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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