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 Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024)
 Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
 Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
 SubChapter P - Ports and Waterways Safety
 Part 165 - Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
 Subpart F - Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas

  § 165.165-T11-589 - Safety zone; SFOBB Demolition Safety Zone, San Francisco, CA.

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  • (a) Location. This temporary safety zone is established in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near Yerba Buena Island, California as depicted in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Chart 18650. The safety zone will encompass the navigable waters around the SFOBB within 100 yards beginning at Yerba Buena Island and ending at the “I” Pier.

    (b) Enforcement period. The zone described in paragraph (a) of this section will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily from September 1, 2013 until December 30, 2014. The Captain of the Port San Francisco (COTP) will notify the maritime community of periods during which this zone will be enforced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners in accordance with 33 CFR 165.7.

    (c) Definitions. As used in this section, “designated representative” means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer on a Coast Guard vessel or a Federal, State, or local officer designated by or assisting the COTP in the enforcement of the safety zone.

    (d) Regulations. (1) Under the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, subpart C, entry into, transiting or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the COTP or a designated representative.

    (2) The safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the COTP or a designated representative.

    (3) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone must contact the COTP or a designated representative to obtain permission to do so. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP or a designated representative. Persons and vessels may request permission to enter the safety zone on VHF-23A or through the 24-hour Command Center at telephone (415) 399-3547.

    Effective Date Note: By USCG-2013-0654, 78 FR 54173, Sept. 3, 2013, temporary § 165-T11-589 was added, effective Sept. 1, 2013, through Dec. 30, 2014.