Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA
| Published date | 13 June 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 27531 |
| Record Number | 2019-12468 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Coast Guard |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 114 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12468]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0336]
Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display, San
Francisco Bay, San Francisco, 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 the San
Francisco Giants Fireworks Display in the Captain of the Port, San
Francisco area of responsibility during the dates and times noted
below. This action is necessary to protect life and property of the
maritime public from the hazards associated with the fireworks display.
During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are
prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the
safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or
other federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to
assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area.
DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1, will
be enforced from 11 a.m. on June 14, 2019, through 12:15 a.m. on June
15, 2019, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Jennae N. Cotton, Waterways
Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone (415) 399-
3585, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
established in 33 CFR 165.1191 Table 1, Item number 1 for the San
Francisco Giants Fireworks Display from 11 a.m. on June 14, 2019 until
12:15 a.m. on June 15, 2019, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners. The San Francisco Giants Fireworks Display will commence at
the conclusion of the San Francisco Giants game, but will not commence
later than 11:30 p.m. on June 14, 2019. This notice is issued under
authority of 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and
160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
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 out from 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 11 a.m. on June 14, 2019 until 5 p.m. on June 14, 2019,
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 8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on
June 14, 2019 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 15-minute fireworks
display, scheduled to begin at the conclusion of the baseball game,
between approximately 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on June 14, 2019, 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 zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. on June 14,
2019 until 12:15 a.m. on June 15, 2019, or as announced via Broadcast
Notice to Mariners.
In addition to this notice 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 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 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 regulated areas when it is
safe to do so.
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 6, 2019.
Marie B. Byrd,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2019-12468 Filed 6-12-19; 8:45 am]
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