[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 236 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29416]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2009-1014]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone, Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, 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 Southeast Safety 
Zone in Chicago Harbor from December 4, 2009, through January 1, 2010. 
This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the 
navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after 
fireworks events. This rule will establish restrictions upon, and 
control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, 
during, and immediately after fireworks events. During the enforcement 
period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zones without 
permission of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.931 will be enforced on December 
4, 2009, from 7 p.m. through 7:30 p.m.; on December 31, 2009, from 8 
p.m. through 8:30 p.m.; on December 31, 2009, from 11:45 p.m. through 
12:30 a.m. on January 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email BM1 Adam Kraft, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector 
Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at 414-747-7154, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone, Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL, in 33 CFR 
165.931, for the following events:
    (1) Navy Pier Fireworks: on December 4, 2009, from 7 p.m. through 
7:30 p.m.; on December 31, 2009, from 8 p.m. through 8:30 p.m.; on 
December 31, 2009, from 11:45 p.m. through 12:30 a.m. on January 1, 
2010.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port or 
a 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 a 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 165.931, Safety 
Zone, Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, 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 or Local 
Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port will issue a Broadcast 
Notice to Mariners notifying the public when enforcement of the safety 
zone established by this section is suspended. If the Captain of the 
Port determines that the safety zone need not be enforced for the full 
duration stated in this notice, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners to grant general permission to enter the safety zone. The 
Captain of the Port or their on-scene representative may be contacted 
via VHF-FM Channel 16.

    Dated: November 30, 2009.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. E9-29416 Filed 12-9-09; 8:45 am]
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