2021-25818. Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Eleventh Coast Guard District-Mission Bay Parade of Lights

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on the waters of Mission Bay, San Diego, California, during the Mission Bay Parade of Lights on December 11, 2021. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, sponsor vessels of the boat parade, and general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.

DATES:

The regulation in 33 CFR 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 6, will be enforced from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on December 11, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander John Santorum, Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone [phone], email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in 33 CFR 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 6, from 5:30 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. on December 11, 2021, for Mission Bay Parade of Lights in Mission Bay, San Diego, CA. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterway during the boat parade. Our regulation for recurring marine events in the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone, § 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 6, specifies the location of the regulated area for the Mission Bay Parade of Lights, which encompasses portions of Mission Bay. Under the provisions of § 100.1101, persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

In addition to this document in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine information broadcasts.

Dated: November 19, 2021.

T.J. Barelli,

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Diego.