
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 29748-29749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13837]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0611]


Safety Zone; Delta Independence Day Celebration Fireworks

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 Delta 
Independence Day Celebration Fireworks 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 14 will 
be enforced from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. July 4, 2017.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot 
safety zone around the fireworks barge 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. until 9 a.m. on July 4, 
2017, the fireworks barge will be loading off of Dutra Corporation Yard 
in Rio Vista, CA. From approximately 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 4, 2017 
the loaded barge will transit from Dutra Corporation Yard to the launch 
site near Venice Island, CA in approximate position 38[deg]03'21'' N., 
121[deg]32'03'' W. (NAD83). The fireworks barge will remain at launch 
site until the commencement of the fireworks display. Upon the 
commencement of the 20-minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 
approximately 9:30 p.m. on July 4, 2017, the safety zone will increase 
in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under the 
fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position 
38[deg]03'21''

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N., 121[deg]32'03'' W. (NAD83) for the Delta Independence Day 
Celebration Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 14. This 
safety zone will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 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 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: May 30, 2017.
Anthony J. Ceraolo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2017-13837 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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