Rule2021-13612

Safety Zone; Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks; South Lake Tahoe, CA

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Published
June 25, 2021

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Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard

Abstract

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for South Lake Tahoe's Light on the Lake Fourth of July 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 personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM).

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33514-33515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13612]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0250]


Safety Zone; Lights on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks; South 
Lake Tahoe, 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 South Lake 
Tahoe's Light on the Lake Fourth of July

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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 personnel, vessels, and the marine environment 
from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement 
period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering 
into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless 
authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 18, 
will be enforced from 7 a.m. on July 1, 2021 through 10:30 p.m. on July 
4, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Anthony Solares, U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-3585 or email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9eaffeed8cddccbced8c0caf9cccadade97d4d0d5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="154653427461706762746c6655606676723b787c79">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone 
established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 18, for the Lights 
on the Lake Fourth of July Fireworks; South Lake Tahoe, CA from July 1, 
2021 to July 4, 2021. The Coast Guard will enforce a 100-foot safety 
zone around the three fireworks barges during the loading, standby, 
transit, and arrival of the fireworks barges from the loading location 
to the display location and until the start of the fireworks display. 
On July 1, 2021 through July 4, 2021, the three fireworks barges will 
be loaded with equipment only beginning at approximately 7 a.m. at 
Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe, CA. On July 1 2021, the three 
fireworks barges will be loaded with pyrotechnics at approximately 7 
a.m. at Edgewood, Stateline, Nevada, taking approximately 3 to 4 hours 
to load. The fireworks barges will remain on standby at the loading 
location until their transit to the display location. On July 4 2021, 
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. the loaded fireworks barges will transit from 
Edgewood, Stateline, Nevada to the launching area off Stateline Beach, 
Stateline, Nevada, approximately at position 38[deg]57'' 56.0'' N 
119[deg]57'' 21.2'' W (NAD 83), where they will remain until the 
conclusion of the fireworks display. As set forth in 33 CFR 165.1191, 
Table 1, Item number 15, upon the commencement of the 25 to 30-minute 
fireworks display, the safety zone will expand to encompass all 
navigable waters, from surface to bottom, within a circle formed by 
connecting all points 1,000 feet out from the fireworks barges near 
Stateline Beach, Stateline, NV. The approximate position for firework 
display is 38[deg]57'' 56.0'' N 119[deg]57'' 21.2'' W (NAD 83). The 
safety zone will be enforced until 10:30 p.m. on July 4 2021, or as 
announced via Local Notice to Mariners.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or 
vessels are prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding 
the through transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the 
safety zone during all applicable effective dates and times. All 
vessels in the safety zone during the effective dates and times are 
subject to movement control by the PATCOM or other Official Patrol, 
defined as a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency on scene 
to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the safety zone. During the 
enforcement period, if you are the operator of a vessel in one of the 
safety zones you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander 
or other Official Patrol.
    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.
    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 21, 2021.
Jordan M. Baldueza,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain of the Port, San 
Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2021-13612 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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