[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20363]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0829]


Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier East Safety Zone in 
Chicago Harbor on September 30, 2008. This action is necessary to 
protect vessels and people from the hazards associated with fireworks 
displays. This safety zone will restrict vessel traffic from a portion 
of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone.

DATES: Enforced from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on September 30, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Bannan, Prevention Department, 
Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at (414) 747-7154.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone, Navy Pier East, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL, 33 CFR 165.933 for 
the following event:
    Bridgestone Conference on September 30, 2008 from 8 p.m. through 10 
p.m.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or 
his designated representative to enter, move within or exit the safety 
zone. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the safety zone 
shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain of the Port 
or a designated representative. While within the safety zone, all 
vessels shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe 
course.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.933 Safety 
Zone, Navy Pier East, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 
In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
will provide the maritime community with advance notification of these 
enforcement periods via broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice 
to Mariners.
    The Captain of the Port or his designated representative will issue 
a Broadcast Notice to Mariners notifying the public if enforcement of 
the safety zone established by this section is suspended. The Captain 
of the Port or his designated representative may be contacted via U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan on channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: August 8, 2008.
Bruce C. Jones,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. E8-20363 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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