Safety Zone; Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone
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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.
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d103c2f343338182b3833292e0e191d282e3e3a73303431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87cae6f5eee9e2c2f1e2e9f3f4d4c3c7f2f4e4e0a9eaeeeb">[email protected]</span></a>.
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]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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