Homeland Security Department Docket USCG-2026-1144 Final Rule

2026-20632: Special Local Regulations; San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Demonstration, San Francisco, CA

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Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay for the San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels survey flight and demonstration days from October 8 through October 11, 2026. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the regulated area unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM). This notification of enforcement (NOE) announces the dates and times for enforcement.

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Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 194 (Thursday, October 8, 2026)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 64267-64268] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-20632] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. USCG-2026-1144] Special Local Regulations; San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels Demonstration, San Francisco, CA

Agency

Coast Guard, DHS.

Action

Notification of enforcement of regulation. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay for the San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels survey flight and demonstration days from October 8 through October 11, 2026. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the regulated area unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM). This notification of enforcement (NOE) announces the dates and times for enforcement.

Dates

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.1105 will be enforced from noon until 6 p.m. on October 8, 2026, and from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on October 9 through October 11, 2026, for the regulated areas as identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for the dates and times specified.

For Further Information Contact

If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email LTJG Kelly Maloney, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, Waterways Management Division; telephone 415-399-3532, email [email protected].

Supplementary Information

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the annual San Francisco Bay Navy Fleet Week Parade of Ships and Blue Angels survey flight and demonstration days in 33 CFR 100.1105. This notification of enforcement (NOE) announces the dates and times that the regulated areas will be enforced daily from October 8, 2026 through October 11, 2026, as described in the following paragraphs. The regulated area ``Alpha'' in Sec. 100.1105(b)(1) for the Navy Parade of Ships will be enforced from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on October 9, 2026. The regulated area ``Bravo'' in [[Page 64268]] Sec. 100.1105(b)(2) for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Activities will be enforced from noon until 6 p.m. on October 8, 2026, and from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. daily from October 9, 2026, through October 11, 2026. Regulated area ``Alpha'' will be enforced during the Navy Parade of Ships and is bounded by a line connecting the following points and thence along shore to the point of beginning: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latitude Longitude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37[deg]48'40'' N 122[deg]28'38'' W 37[deg]49'10'' N 122[deg]28'41'' W 37[deg]49'31'' N 122[deg]25'18'' W 37[deg]49'06'' N 122[deg]24'08'' W 37[deg]47'53'' N 122[deg]22'42'' W 37[deg]46'00'' N 122[deg]22'00'' W 37[deg]46'00'' N 122[deg]23'07'' W ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Under the provisions of 33 CFR 100.1105, except for persons or vessels authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM), in regulated area ``Alpha'' no person or vessels may enter the parade route or remain within 500 yards of any Navy parade vessel. No person or vessels shall anchor, block, loiter in, or impede the through transit of ship parade participants or official patrol vessels in regulated area ``Alpha.'' Regulated area ``Bravo'' will be enforced during the U.S. Navy Blue Angels Demonstration and is bounded by a line connecting the following points: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latitude Longitude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37[deg]48'27.5'' N 122[deg]24'04'' W 37[deg]49'31'' N 122[deg]24'18'' W 37[deg]49'00'' N 122[deg]27'52'' W 37[deg]48'19'' N 122[deg]27'40'' W ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Except for persons or vessels authorized by the PATCOM, no person or vessel may enter or remain within regulated area ``Bravo.'' When hailed or signaled by U.S. Coast Guard patrol personnel by siren, radio, flashing light, or other means, a person or vessel shall come to an immediate stop. Persons or vessels shall comply with all directions given; failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. The Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. The PATCOM shall be designated by the Captain of the Port (COTP) San Francisco. The PATCOM is empowered to forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated areas. In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners. Dated: September 25, 2026. Jarod S. Toczko, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port San Francisco. [FR Doc. 2026-20632 Filed 10-7-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

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