(a) Safety Zones. The following areas are designated safety zones:
(1) All waters of Puget Sound, Washington, extending to a 450 yard radius from the following launch sites:
Captain of the Port Puget Sound AOR Annual Firework Displays----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Event name (typically) Event location Latitude Longitude----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Steilacoom Annual Fireworks............. Steilacoom...................... 4710.4 N 12236.2 WTacoma Freedom Fair..................... Commencement Bay................ 4717.103 N 12228.410 WCity of Anacortes....................... Fidalgo Bay..................... 4830.016 N 12236.154 WAlderbrook Resort & Spa Fireworks....... Hood Canal...................... 4721.033 N 12304.1 WFireworks Display....................... Henderson Bay................... 4721.8 N 12238.367 WDes Moines Fireworks.................... Des Moines...................... 4724.117 N 12220.033 WThree Tree Point Community Fireworks.... Three Tree Point................ 4727.033 N 12223.15 WCity of Renton Fireworks................ Renton, Lake Washington......... 4730.386 N 12212.502 WPort Orchard Fireworks.................. Port Orchard.................... 4732.883 N 12237.917 WChimes and Lights....................... Port Orchard.................... 4732.75 N 12238.033 WSeattle Seafair......................... Lake Washington................. 4734.333 N 12216.017 WMercer Island Celebration............... Mercer Island................... 4735.517 N 12213.233 WMedina Days............................. Medina Park..................... 4736.867 N 12214.5 WBainbridge Island Fireworks............. Eagle Harbor.................... 4737.142 N 12230.397 WWhaling Days............................ Dyes Inlet...................... 4738.65 N 12241.35 WYarrow Point Community.................. Yarrow Point.................... 4738.727 N 12213.466 WCity of Kenmore Fireworks............... Lake Forest Park................ 4745.25 N 12215.75 WKirkland Concours D'Elegence............ Kirkland........................ 4739.521 N 12212.439 WKirkland Fireworks...................... Kirkland........................ 4740.583 N 12212.84 WLiberty Bay Fireworks................... Liberty Bay..................... 4743.917 N 12239.133 WSheridan Beach Community................ Lake Forest Park................ 4744.783 N 12216.917 WLanglie's Old Fashioned Independence Indianola....................... 4744.817 N 12231.533 W
Celebration.Lake Forest Park Fireworks.............. Lake Forest Park................ 4745.117 N 12216.367 WVashon Island Fireworks................. Quartermaster Harbor............ 4724.0 N 12227.0 WKingston Fireworks...................... Appletree Cove.................. 4747.65 N 12229.917 WMukilteo Lighthouse Festival............ Possession Sound................ 4756.9 N 12218.6 WBrewster Fire Department Fireworks...... Brewster........................ 4805.362 N 11947.147 WPort Angeles............................ Port Angeles Harbor............. 4807.033 N 12324.967 WPort Townsend Sunrise Rotary............ Port Townsend................... 4808.413 N 12245.531 WFriday Harbor Independence.............. Friday Harbor................... 4832.255 N 1230.654 WRoche Harbor Fireworks.................. Roche Harbor.................... 4836.7 N 12309.5 WDeer Harbor Annual Fireworks Display.... Deer Harbor..................... 4837.0 N 12300.25 W.Orcas Island............................ Orcas Island.................... 4841.317 N 12254.467 WBlast Over Bellingham................... Bellingham Bay.................. 4844.933 N 12229.667 WTrue Colors Event....................... Blaine.......................... 4859.488 N 12246.339 WJohn Eddy Wedding....................... Magnolia Bluff.................. 4938.988 N 12225.356 WCity of Mount Vernon Fireworks.......... Edgewater Park.................. 4825.178 N 12220.424 WChase Family Fourth at Lake Union....... Lake Union...................... 4738.418 N 12220.111 WPort Ludlow Fireworks................... Port Ludlow..................... 4755.161 N 12241.157 WBoston Harbor 4th of July............... Boston Harbor................... 4708.626 N 12254.149 WEverett 4th of July..................... Port Gardner.................... 4800.672 N 12213.391 W----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(2) [Reserved]
(b) Special requirements. Firework barges or launch sites on land used in locations stated in this rule shall display a sign. The sign will be affixed to the port and starboard side of the barge or mounted on a post 3 feet above ground level when on land and in close proximity to the shoreline facing the water labeled ``FIREWORKS-DANGER-STAY AWAY.'' This will provide on-scene notice that the safety zone is, or will, be enforced on that day. This notice will consist of a diamond shaped sign, 4 foot by 4 foot, with a 3 inch orange retro-reflective border. The word ``DANGER' shall be 10 inch black block letters centered on the sign with the words ``FIREWORKS'' and ``STAY AWAY'' in 6 inch black block letters placed above and below the word ``DANGER'' respectively on a white background. An on-scene patrol vessel will enforce these safety zones 30 minutes prior to the start and 30 minutes after the conclusion of the fireworks display.
(c) Notice of enforcement. These safety zones will be activated and thus subject to enforcement, under the following conditions: the Coast Guard must receive and approve a marine event permit for each firework display and then the Captain of the Port will cause notice of the enforcement of these safety zones to be made by all appropriate means to provide notice to the affected segments of the public as practicable, in accordance with 33 CFR 165.7(a). The Captain of the Port will issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners notifying the public of activation and suspension of enforcement of these safety zones. Additionally, an on-scene Patrol Commander will ensure enforcement of this safety zone by limiting the transit of non-participating vessels in the designated areas described above.
(d) Regulations. In accordance with the general regulations in 33 CFR part 165, subpart C, no vessel operator may enter, transit, moor, or anchor within this safety zone, except for vessels authorized by the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative.
(e) Authorization. All vessel operators who desire to enter the safety zone must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or Designated Representative by contacting either the on-scene patrol craft on VHF Ch 13 or Ch 16 or the Coast Guard Sector Seattle Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) via telephone at (206) 217-6002.
(f) Enforcement period. This rule will be enforced from 5 p.m. until 1 a.m. each day a barge with a ``FIREWORKS-DANGER-STAY AWAY'' sign is located within any of the above designated safety zone locations and meets the criteria established in section (b), within the following timeframes:
(1) The last two weeks of December until the conclusion of the first weekend of January.
(2) The last weekend of June until the conclusion of the third week of July.
(3) The second weekend of August until the conclusion of the fourth week of August.
(4) The first weekend of September until the conclusion of the third week of September.
(5) The first weekend of December.
(g) Contact information. Questions about safety zones and related events should be addressed to COMMANDER (spw), U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR, Attention: Waterways Management Division, 1519 Alaskan Way South, Seattle, WA 98134-1192. [USCG-2010-0063, 75 FR 33700, June 15, 2010, as amended by USCG-2011-0842, 76 FR 61265, Oct. 4. 2011; USCG-2013-0220, 78 FR 29025, May 17, 2013]