2012-22922. Safety Zone; Fleet Week 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 Fleet Week Fireworks 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 25, will be enforced from 11 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. on October 6, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions on this notice, call or email Ensign William Hawn, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone [phone] or email at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce a 100 foot safety zone around a fireworks barge during the loading, transit, and arrival of the fireworks barge to the display location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on October 6, 2012, the fireworks barge will be loading pyrotechnics off of Pier 50 in position 37°46′28″ N, 122°23′06″ W (NAD 83). From 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on October 6, 2012, the loaded barge will transit from Pier 50 to the launch site near Pier 3 in approximate position 37°48′00″ N, 122°23′27″ W (NAD83). Upon the commencement of the fireworks display, scheduled to take place from 9:30 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. on October 6, 2012, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barge within a radius 1,000 feet at the launch site near Pier 3 in approximate position 37°48′00″ N, 122°23′27″ W (NAD83) for the Fleet Week Fireworks in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, item number 25. This safety zone will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 9:50 p.m. on October 6, 2012. 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 is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice 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, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.

Dated: August 24, 2012.

Cynthia L. Stowe,

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