Special Local Regulation; Marine Events Within the Eleventh Coast Guard District-San Diego Bayfair

AGENCY:

Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION:

Notification of enforcement of regulation.

SUMMARY:

The Coast Guard will enforce the San Diego Bayfair special local regulation on the waters of Mission Bay, California from September 17, 2021, through September 19, 2021. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, crew, spectators, sponsor vessels, and general users of the waterway. During the enforcement period, persons and vessels are prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative.

DATES:

The regulation in 33 CFR 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 9, will be enforced from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m., each day from September 17, 2021, through September 19, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Commander John Santorum, Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, CA; telephone (619) 278-7656, email D11MarineEventsSD@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in 33 CFR 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 9, for the San Diego Bayfair race regulated area daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., on September 17, 2021 through September 19, 2021. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this 3-day event. Our regulation for marine events within the Eleventh Coast Guard District, § 100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item No. 9, specifies the location of the regulated area for the San Diego Bayfair which encompasses the waters of Mission Bay to include Fiesta Bay, the east side of Vacation Isle, and Crown Point shores. Under the provisions of § 100.1101, persons and vessels are prohibited from anchoring, blocking, loitering, or impeding within this regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or his designated representative. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation.

In addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register , the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and Marine Safety Information Broadcasting.

If the Captain of the Port Sector San Diego or his designated representative determines that the regulated area need not be enforced for the full duration stated on this document, he or she may use a Safety Marine Information Broadcast or other communications coordinated with the event sponsor to grant general permission to enter the regulated area.