2023-21977. Regulated Area; San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Demonstration, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the regulated areas in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay for the San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Survey Flight and Demonstration days from October 5 through October 8, 2023. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the regulated area, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM). This notification of enforcement (NOE) announces the dates and times for enforcement.

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1105 will be enforced from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. on October 5, 2023; from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 6, 2023; and from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily on October 7, 2023, and October 8, 2023, for the regulated areas identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for the dates and times specified.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant William Harris, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Waterways Management Division, 415–399–7443, [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the regulated areas for the annual San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Demonstration in 33 CFR 100.1105. This NOE announces the dates and times that the regulated areas will be enforced daily on October 5, 2023, through October 8, 2023, as described in the following paragraphs.

The regulated area “Alpha” in § 100.1105(b)(1) for the Navy Parade of Ships will be enforced from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on October 6, 2023. The regulated area “Bravo” in § 100.1105(b)(2) for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be enforced from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. on October 5, 2023, and 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily from October 6, 2023, through October 8, 2023.

Regulated area “Alpha” will be enforced during the Navy Parade of Ships and is bounded by a line connecting the following points and thence along the shore to the point of beginning:

Latitude	Longitude
37°48′40″ N	122°28′38″ W
37°49′10″ N	122°28′41″ W
37°49′31″ N	122°25′18″ W
37°49′06″ N	122°24′08″ W
37°47′53″ N	122°22′42″ W
37°46′00″ N	122°22′00″ W
37°46′00″ N	122°23′07″ W

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1105, except for persons or vessels authorized by the PATCOM, in regulated area “Alpha” no person or vessel may enter the parade route or remain within 500 yards of any Navy parade vessel. No person or vessel shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the through transit of ship parade participants or official patrol vessels in regulated area “Alpha.”

Regulated area “Bravo” will be enforced during the Navy Blue Angels Demonstration and is bounded by a line connecting the following points and thence along the pierheads and bulwarks to the point of beginning:

Latitude	Longitude
37°48′27.5″ N	122°24′04″ W
37°49′31″ N	122°24′18″ W
37°49′00″ N	122°27′52″ W
37°48′19″ N	122°27′40″ W

Except for persons or vessels authorized by the PATCOM, no person or vessel may enter or remain within regulated area “Bravo.”

When hailed or signaled by U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel by siren, radio, flashing light, or other means, a person or vessel shall come to an immediate stop. Persons or vessels shall comply with all directions given; failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. The PATCOM shall be designated by the Captain of the Port (COTP) San Francisco. The PATCOM is empowered to forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated areas.

In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.

Dated: September 27, 2023.

Jordan M. Baldueza,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain of the Port San Francisco.