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§ 165.1191 - Northern California and Lake Tahoe Area Annual Fireworks Events.
(a) General. Safety zones are established for the events listed in Table 1 of this section. Further information on exact dates, times, and other details concerning the exact geographical description of the areas are published by the Eleventh Coast Guard District in the Local Notice to Mariners at least 20 days prior to the event.
(b) Regulations. All persons and vessels not registered with the sponsor as participants or as official patrol vessels are considered spectators. The “official patrol” consists of any Coast Guard; other Federal, state, or local law enforcement; and any public or sponsor-provided vessels assigned or approved by the cognizant Coast Guard Sector Commander to patrol each event.
(1) No spectator shall anchor, block, loiter, nor impede the through transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and times unless cleared to do so by or through an official patrol vessel.
(2) When hailed and/or signaled by an official patrol vessel, any spectator located within a safety zone during all applicable effective dates and times shall come to an immediate stop.
(3) The Patrol Commander (PATCOM) is empowered to forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the safety zone. The Patrol Commander shall be designated by the cognizant Coast Guard Sector Commander; will be a U.S. Coast Guard commissioned officer, warrant officer, or petty officer to act as the Sector Commander's official representative; and will be located aboard the lead official patrol vessel. As the Sector Commander's representative, the PATCOM may terminate the event any time it is deemed necessary for the protection of life and property. PATCOM may be reached on VHF-FM Channel 13 (156.65MHz) or 16 (156.8MHz) when required, by the call sign “PATCOM”.
(4) The Patrol Commander may, upon request, allow the transit of commercial vessels through the safety zone when it is safe to do so.
(5) The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, state, or local agencies.
Table 1 to § 165.1191
[All coordinates referenced use datum NAD 83]
| Sponsor | San Francisco Giants Baseball Team. | Event Description | Fireworks display in conjunction with baseball season home games. | Date | All season home games at AT&T Park. | Location | 700 feet off of Pier 48, San Francisco, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 700-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Eureka, CA. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Humboldt Bay, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Crescent City, CA. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Crescent City Harbor, Crescent City, CA. | Regulated Area | Crescent City Harbor in the navigable waters within a 700-foot radius of the launch platform located on the West Jetty. | Sponsor | Various sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Half Moon Bay, CA. | Regulated Area | Pillar Point Harbor Beach. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Redwood City, CA. | Regulated Area | 600-foot radius around the fireworks launch platform located on the pier at the Port of Redwood City. | Sponsor | The City of San Francisco. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location 1 | A barge located approximately 1,000 feet off San Francisco Pier 39. | Location 2 | A barge located approximately 700 feet off of the San Francisco Municipal Pier at Aquatic Park. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around each fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Berkeley Marina. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | A barge located near the Berkeley Marina Pier. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | A barge located in the Richmond Harbor in Richmond, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 560-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Sausalito. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | 1,000 feet off-shore from Sausalito, CA waterfront, north of Spinnaker Restaurant. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Martinez. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Carquinez Strait, CA | Regulated Area | The area of navigable waters within a 560-foot radius of the launch platform located near Waterfront Park. | Sponsor | City of Antioch. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | San Joaquin River, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the moving fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Pittsburg. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Suisun Bay, CA. | Regulated Area | The area of navigable waters within a 560-foot radius of the launch platform located on a Pittsburg Marina Pier. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | San Joaquin River, near Mandeville Island, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Off-shore from Common Beach, Tahoe City, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Off-shore Glenbrook Beach, NV. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | North Tahoe Business Association. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | Off-shore from Kings Beach, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | Off South Lake Tahoe, CA near the NV Border. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | 500-1,000 feet off Incline Village, NV in Crystal Bay. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Labor Day. | Location | Off South Lake Tahoe, California near the Nevada Border. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Second Friday and Saturday in October. | Location | 1,000 feet off Pier 3, San Francisco, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Monte Foundation. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Second Saturday or Sunday in October. | Location | Capitola Pier in Capitola, CA. | Regulated Area | 1,000-foot radius around the fireworks launch site in the navigable waters around and under the Capitola Pier. | Sponsor | Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Second Saturday in October. | Location | 500 feet off Rio Vista, CA waterfront. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of San Francisco. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | December 30th through January 1st. | Location | 1,000 feet off the Embarcadero near the Ferry Plaza in San Francisco, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks launch barge during the loading of pyrotechnics aboard the fireworks barge and during the transit of the fireworks barge from the loading location to the display location. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | December 31st through January 1st. | Location | Near the Tower Bridge, Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA. | Regulated Area | The navigable waters of the Sacramento River within 700 feet of the two shore-based launch locations near the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA and the bridge-based launch location on the Tower Bridge in Sacramento, CA. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | South Lake Tahoe near Jameson Beach. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 560-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Feast of Lanterns, Inc. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | A Saturday or Sunday in July. | Location | Near Lover's Point Park in Pacific Grove, CA. | Regulated Area | The area of navigable waters within a 1,000-foot radius of the launch platform located on the beach near Lover's Point Park. | Sponsor | Execpro Services Inc. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of July 4th. | Location | Off-shore from Incline Village, NV. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Monte Foundation. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | Week of Labor Day. | Location | Carnelian Bay, Lake Tahoe, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | Various Sponsors. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | A Saturday or Sunday in December. | Location | Off-shore from Sausalito Point, Sausalito, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Benicia, CA. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Carquinez Strait, Benicia, CA. | Regulated Area | 1,000-foot radius around the fireworks launch site located on the Benicia First Street Pier. | Sponsor | City of Vallejo, CA. | Event Description | Fireworks Display. | Date | July 4th. | Location | Mare Island Strait, Vallejo, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 1,000-foot radius upon commencement of the fireworks display. | Sponsor | City of Berkeley, CA. | Event Description | Two Fireworks Displays. | Date | Second Saturday or Sunday in December. | Location | Near the entrance to the Berkeley Marina in Berkeley, CA. | Regulated Area | 100-foot radius around the fireworks barge during the loading, transit, setup, and until the commencement of the scheduled display. Increases to a 500-foot radius upon commencement of the first fireworks display and remains in effect until after the conclusion of the second fireworks display. |