Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of enforcement of regulation.
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the “Lights on the Lake” Fourth of July Fireworks display, South Lake Tahoe, CA 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 regulations in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 21, will be enforced from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 10:20 p.m. on July 4, 2013.
If you have questions on this notice, call or email Lieutenant Junior Grade William Hawn, Sector San Francisco Waterways Safety Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 415–399–7442, email
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in navigable waters around and under the fireworks barges within a radius of 100 feet during the loading, transit, and arrival of the fireworks barges to the display location and until the start of the fireworks display. From 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 9 a.m. on July 4, 2013, the fireworks barges will be loaded off of Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38°56′05″ N, 120°00′09″ W (NAD 83). From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 4, 2013, the loaded fireworks barges will transit from Tahoe Keys Marina to the launch site off of South Lake Tahoe, CA in approximate position 38°57′56″ N, 119°57′21″ W (NAD 83) where it will remain until the commencement of the fireworks display. Upon the commencement of the 22 minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:45 p.m. on July 4, 2013, the safety zone will increase in size to encompass the navigable waters around and under the fireworks barges within a radius 1,000 feet in approximate position 38°57′56″ N, 119°57′21″ W (NAD 83) for the “Lights on the Lake″ Fourth of July Fireworks, South Lake Tahoe, CA in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 21. This safety zone will be enforced from 9 a.m. on July 3, 2013, until 10:20 p.m. on July 4, 2013.
Under the general regulations 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
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.