82 FR 29748 - Safety Zone; Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 125 (June 30, 2017)

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA 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).

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 125 (Friday, June 30, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29748]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13839]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0605]


Safety Zone; Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, 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 
Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA 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).

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, number 17, will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. through 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice 
of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina 
Ramirez, Sector San Francisco Waterways Safety Division, U.S. Coast 
Guard; telephone 415-399-2001, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone 
in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a 
radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and until the start of 
the fireworks display. From 7 a.m. until 9 a.m. on July 3, 2017, the 
fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics at the Kings Beach Boat 
Ramp in Kings Beach, CA. From approximately 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 
3, 2017, the loaded barge will be towed from the Kings Beach Boat Ramp 
to the display location off of Kings Beach, CA in approximate position 
39[deg]13'59'' N., 120[deg]01'37'' 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 9:30 p.m. on 
July 3, 2017, the safety zone will increase in size to encompass the 
navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius 
1,000 feet in approximate position 39[deg]13'59'' N., 120[deg]01'37'' 
W. (NAD 83) for the Independence Day Fireworks, Kings Beach, CA in 33 
CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 17. This safety zone will be in 
effect from 7 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. on July 3, 2017.
    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. Additionally, each 
person who receives notice of a lawful order or direction issued by an 
official patrol vessel shall obey the order or direction. The PATCOM is 
empowered to forbid entry into and control the regulated area. The 
PATCOM shall be designated by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector San 
Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon request, allow the transit of 
commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is safe to do so.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notification in the 
Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community 
with extensive advance notification of the safety zone and its 
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 notification, a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated 
area.

    Dated: May 30, 2017.
Anthony J. Ceraolo,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2017-13839 Filed 6-29-17; 8:45 am]
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