2016-14911. Safety Zone; San Francisco Giants Fireworks, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco, CA

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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).

DATES:

The regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 will be enforced from 11 a.m. on June 24, 2016 to 1 a.m. on June 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this notice of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade Christina Ramirez, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone [phone] or email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone established in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1 on June 24, 2016. From 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the safety zone will be enforced in the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 100 feet throughout the loading and transit of fireworks barge at the launch site and until the start of the fireworks display. As indicated below, during the fireworks display, the size of the safety zone will increase to accommodate fall-out and other debris during the display.

From 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics at Pier 50 in San Francisco, CA. From 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the fireworks barge will remain at Pier 50. From 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016 the loaded fireworks barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 48 in approximate position 37°46′36″ N., 122°22′56″ W. (NAD83). At the conclusion of the baseball game, approximately 10 p.m. on June 24, 2016, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius of 700 feet in approximate position 37°46′36″ N., 122°22′56″ W. (NAD83) for the San Francisco Giants Fireworks display in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 1. Upon the conclusion of the fireworks display, the safety zone shall terminate.

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 notice of enforcement 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 notice of enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

Dated: June 3, 2016.

Patrick S. Nelson,

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