Rule2023-28713
Safety Zone; San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks; San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
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Published
December 28, 2023
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near the San Francisco Ferry building for the San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone will be enforced December 31, 2023, into January 1, 2024. 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, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 89579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28713]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2023-0968]
Safety Zone; San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks; San
Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable
waters of the San Francisco Bay near the San Francisco Ferry building
for the San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone
will be enforced December 31, 2023, into January 1, 2024. 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,
transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized
by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other Federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191 will be enforced for the
location described in Table 1 to Sec. 165.1191, Item number 24, from
noon on December 31, 2023, through 12:45 a.m. on January 1, 2024, or as
announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant William Harris,
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Waterways Management Division;
telephone (415) 399-7443, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31627766504554434650484271444252561f5c585d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="045742536570617673657d7744717767632a696d68">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191 for the event and location listed in
Table 1 to Sec. 165.1191, Item number 24, for the San Francisco New
Year's Eve Firework Display from noon on December 31, 2023, through
12:45 a.m. on January 1, 2024. The Coast Guard will enforce a 100-foot
safety zone around the fireworks barge during the loading, standby,
transit, and arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading location
to the display location and until the start of the fireworks display.
On December 31, 2023, the fireworks barge will be loaded with
pyrotechnics at Pier 64, Wharf 4 in San Francisco, CA from
approximately noon until approximately 6 p.m. The fireworks barge will
remain on standby at the load location until their transit to the
display location. From 10:45 to 11:15 p.m. on December 31, 2023, the
loaded fireworks barge will transit from Pier 64, Wharf 4 to the launch
site near the San Francisco Ferry Building in approximate position
37[deg]47'45'' N, 122[deg]23'15'' W (NAD 83), where they will remain
until the conclusion of the fireworks display. At approximately 11:45
p.m. on December 31, 2023, 15-minutes prior to the 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 barge. The fireworks barge will be
near the San Francisco Ferry Building in San Francisco, CA in
approximate position 37[deg]47'45'' N, 122[deg]23'15'' W (NAD 83) as
set forth in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 24. The safety zone
will be enforced until 12:45 a.m. on January 1, 2024, or as announced
via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard plans to provide notification of the safety zone and its
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.
Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring within 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 regulated area.
Additionally, each person who receives notice of a lawful order or
direction issued by the PATCOM or Official Patrol shall obey the order
or direction. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may, upon request, allow
the transit of commercial vessels through the regulated areas when it
is safe to do so.
If the COTP 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: December 22, 2023.
Taylor Q. Lam,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2023-28713 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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