[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05324]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0143]


Safety Zone; Southern California Annual Firework Events for the 
San Diego Captain of the Port Zone

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the Big Bay 
Boom Fourth of July Fireworks on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA on 
Tuesday, July 4, 2023. The safety zones are necessary to provide for 
the safety of the participants, spectators, official vessels of the 
event, and general users of the waterway. Our regulation for the 
Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of 
the Port Zone identifies the regulated areas for this event. During the 
enforcement period, spectators may not anchor, block, loiter in, or 
impede the transit of official patrol vessels in the regulated areas 
without the approval of the Captain of the Port, or his designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1123 will be enforced from 8 p.m. 
until 10 p.m. on July 4, 2023 for the locations described in Item No. 5 
in Table 1 to Sec.  165.1123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Shera Kim, 
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone 
619-278-7656, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
regulations in 33 CFR 165.1123 for the Big Bay Boom Fourth of July 
Fireworks regulated area, for the locations described in Table 1 to 
Sec.  165.1123, Item No. 5 of that section from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on 
July 4, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of 
life on navigable waterways during the fireworks event. Our regulation 
for Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego 
Captain of the Port Zone, Item No. 5 in Table 1 to Sec.  165.1123, 
identifies the regulated areas for the Big Bay Boom Fourth of July 
Fireworks event which encompasses multiple portions of San Diego Bay. 
Under the provisions of Sec.  165.1123, a vessel may not enter the 
regulated area, unless it receives permission from the Captain of the 
Port, or his designated representative. Spectator vessels may safely 
transit outside the regulated area but may not anchor, block, loiter, 
or impede the transit of participants or official patrol vessels. The 
Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or Local law 
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.
    In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, 
the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement 
period via the Local Notice to Mariners, marine information broadcasts, 
and local advertising by the event sponsor.
    If the Captain of the Port or his designated representative 
determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated on this document, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners or other communications coordinated with the event sponsor 
to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: March 8, 2023.
J.W. Spitler,
Captain, U. S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.
[FR Doc. 2023-05324 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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