Rule2023-13715
Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
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Published
June 29, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the San Francisco Giants 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 hazards associated with the fireworks display. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM), any Official Patrol defined as other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42027-42028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13715]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0527]
Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay,
San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the San
Francisco Giants 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 hazards associated with the fireworks display.
During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or remaining in the
safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM), any
Official Patrol defined as other Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing
the regulated area.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced for the
location identified in Table 1 to Sec. 165.1191, Item number 1, from
10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email LT William Harris, Waterways
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone
(415) 399-7443, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faa9bcad9b8e9f888d9b8389ba8f89999dd4979396"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1f2e7f6c0d5c4d3d6c0d8d2e1d4d2c2c68fccc8cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
in 33 CFR 165.1191 Table 1, Item number 1 for the San Francisco Giants
Fireworks from 10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023. The safety
zone will extend to all navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, from
surface to bottom, within a circle formed by connecting all points 100
feet outwards of the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and
arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display
location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 10 a.m.
until 9 p.m. on July 3, 2023, the fireworks barge will be loading
pyrotechnics from Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. The fireworks barge
will remain at the loading location until its transit to the display
location. From 9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. on July 3, 2023, the loaded
fireworks barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier
48 in approximate position 37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83)
where it will remain until the conclusion of the fireworks display.
Upon the commencement of the 10-minute fireworks display, scheduled to
begin at the conclusion of the baseball game, between 9:30 p.m. and 10
p.m. on July 3, 2023, the safety zone will increase in size and
encompass all navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay, from surface
to bottom, within a circle formed by connecting all points 700 feet out
from the fireworks barge near Pier 48 in approximate position
37[deg]46'36'' N, 122[deg]22'56'' W (NAD 83). This safety will be
enforced from 10 a.m. until 10:40 p.m. on July 3, 2023, or announced
via Marine Information Broadcast.
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 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 the directions from the Patrol
Commander or other Official Patrol. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may,
upon request allow the transit of commercial vessels through regulated
areas when it is safe to do so.
In addition to this enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard plans to provide notification of this
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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 Marine
Information Bulletin may be used to grant general permission to enter
the regulated area.
Dated: June 21, 2023.
Jordan M. Baldueza,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-13715 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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