[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26094-26098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11083]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0166]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including 
Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and 
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary interim rule with request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone from 
Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan. This temporary safety zone 
will cover 77 miles of navigable waterways in the Chicago area. This 
temporary interim rule is intended to restrict vessels from entering 
certain segments of the navigable waters of the Des Plaines River, the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC), branches of the Chicago River, 
and the Calumet-Saganashkee Channel (Cal-Sag Channel). This temporary 
safety zone is necessary to protect the waters, waterway users and 
vessels from hazards associated with a myriad of actions designed to 
control the spread of aquatic nuisance species. Because Federal and 
State agencies may take such actions at any time and in any segment of 
the waterways covered by this temporary safety zone, this rule provides 
the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, the ability to take 
targeted and expeditious action in order to protect vessels and persons 
from the hazards associated with any Federal and State efforts to 
control aquatic nuisance species.

DATES: Effective Date: This rule is effective in the CFR on May 11, 
2010 through March 1, 2011. This rule is effective with actual notice 
for purposes of enforcement on April 28, 2010. This rule will remain in 
effect until March 1, 2011.
    Comment Period: Comments and related material must reach the Coast 
Guard on or before July 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2010-0166 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is 202-366-9329.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. 
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on 
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth Coast Guard 
District, telephone 216-902-6045, e-mail address 
[email protected]. If you have questions related to the 
application of piscicide, please contact Mr. Bill Bolen, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Senior Advisor, Great Lakes National 
Program Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Il. 60604, at (312) 353-
6316. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. 
Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting 
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted, 
without change, to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided.

Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking (USCG-2010-0166), indicate the specific section of this 
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each 
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material 
online (via http://www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail or hand 
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a 
comment online via http://www.regulations.gov, it will be considered 
received by the Coast Guard when you successfully transmit the comment. 
If you fax, hand deliver, or mail your comment, it will be considered 
received by the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket 
Management Facility. We recommend that you include your name and 
mailing address, e-mail address, or telephone number in the body of 
your document so that we can contact you if we have questions regarding 
your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
click on the ``submit a comment'' box, which will then become 
highlighted in blue. In the ``Document Type'' drop down menu select 
``Proposed Rule'' and insert ``USCG-2010-0166'' in the ``Keyword'' box. 
Click ``Search'' then click on the balloon shape in the ``Actions'' 
column. If you submit comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in 
an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for 
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would 
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped, 
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and 
material received during the comment period and may change this rule 
based on your comments.

Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble 
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, 
click on the ``read comments'' box, which will then become highlighted 
in blue. In the ``Keyword'' box insert ``USCG-2010-0166'' and click 
``Search.'' Click the ``Open Docket Folder'' in the ``Actions'' column. 
You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on 
the ground floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. We have an 
agreement with the Department of Transportation to use the Docket 
Management Facility.

Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of comments received into any 
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our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review a Privacy Act notice 
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting. But you may submit a 
request for one using one of the four methods specified under 
ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be 
beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will 
hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal 
Register.

Regulatory Information

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary interim rule without 
prior notice and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under 
section 4(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 
553(b)). This provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without 
prior notice and opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause 
finds that those procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or 
contrary to the public interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast 
Guard finds that good cause exists for not publishing a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) with respect to this temporary interim rule 
because doing so would be both impracticable and contrary to the public 
interest.
    The serious threat posed by Asian Carp migration requires swift 
development and implementation of Federal and State countermeasures to 
fight the spread of this invasive species. The Coast Guard anticipates 
that Federal and State agencies, intensely focused on controlling the 
Asian Carp migration, will often act with little notice when 
implementing their countermeasures. Because the Coast Guard expects 
these countermeasures to pose serious risks to life and property along 
the waterways discussed in this rule, it is necessary that the Coast 
Guard stand at the ready to rapidly respond to any action taken by 
Federal or State agents. Waiting for the NPRM process to run would 
delay the Coast Guard's readiness to protect the general public and 
therefore, is impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause 
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register. Just like with the NPRM process, 
waiting 30 days after this rule's publication in the Federal Register 
for it to go into effect would delay the Coast Guard's readiness and 
ability to respond commensurate to any swift action taken by Federal 
and State agencies. Delaying the effective date of this rule, 
therefore, is impracticable and contrary to the public interest.
    While we are issuing this regulation under the good cause 
provisions of the APA, we do value public input into our rulemaking. 
For this reason, we request comments on this rule and may change the 
provisions of this temporary regulation in response to comments.

Background and Purpose

    In 2007, the Department of the Interior through the Fish and 
Wildlife Service listed the Asian Carp and the Silver Carp as Injurious 
Wildlife Species. Based upon testing conducted by the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Asian Carp is presently migrating 
toward the Great Lakes through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and 
connected tributaries. If these aquatic nuisance species reach the 
Great Lakes in sufficient numbers, scientists are concerned that they 
might devastate the Great Lakes commercial and sport fishing 
industries.
    The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 
1990, as amended by the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, 
authorized the USACE to conduct a demonstration project to identify an 
environmentally sound method for preventing and reducing the dispersal 
of non-indigenous aquatic nuisance species through the Chicago Sanitary 
and Ship Canal. The USACE selected an electric barrier because it is a 
non-lethal deterrent with a proven history, which does not overtly 
interfere with navigation in the canal.
    A demonstration dispersal barrier (Barrier I) was constructed and 
has been in operation since April 2002. It is located approximately 30 
miles from Lake Michigan and creates an electric field in the water by 
pulsing low voltage DC current through steel cables secured to the 
bottom of the canal. A second barrier (Barrier IIA) was constructed 800 
to 1300 feet downstream of the Barrier I. Barrier IIA is currently 
operating at two volts per inch. Construction on a third barrier 
(Barrier IIB) is in the initial stages; Barrier IIB will augment the 
capabilities of Barriers I and IIA and may allow for maintenance 
operations without the use of aquatic nuisance species countermeasures.
    In November 2009, the USACE announced that it had discovered 
environmental DNA (E-DNA) north of the fish barrier suggesting the 
potential presence of Asian Carp. A possible explanation of barrier 
circumvention by the aquatic nuisance species was through flooding in 
parallel waterways, or the inadvertent transport of eggs, gametes or 
juvenile carp in the non-potable water of vessels transiting the 
barrier.
    The USACE is conducting further investigations to detect the 
potential presence of Asian Carp and other aquatic nuisance species 
both north and south of the fish barrier. Upon detection of the 
presence of Asian Carp or other aquatic nuisance species within any 
segment of the waterways covered by this safety zone, the USACE, along 
with its Federal and State partners, may take action designed to 
control the spread of aquatic nuisance species, within the area of 
detection, as soon as practically possible. Due to the possibility of 
Asian Carp fish or eggs circumventing the fish barrier, the USACE and 
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) may conduct aquatic 
nuisance species countermeasures in the vicinity of the fish barrier.
    One of the primary aquatic nuisance species countermeasures will be 
the application of piscicide. The effective application of piscicide is 
essential in preventing the Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. 
IDNR reports that vessels moored along waterways could create pockets 
or eddies where the piscicide is not able to reach all of the targeted 
aquatic nuisance species. As such, the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan, must be able to order a vessel's immediate removal from any 
enforced portion of the temporary safety zone. Exceptions may possibly 
be granted upon the review of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan.
    Another aquatic nuisance species countermeasure that may be 
employed will be targeted fishing operations. Fishing nets may be 
deployed across the channel for extended periods of time which would 
have an adverse effect on vessel traffic.
    The intent of aquatic nuisance species countermeasure operations by 
the USACE and IDNR is to eradicate any Asian Carp or other aquatic 
nuisance species that may be present in the waterways subject to this 
temporary safety zone. The countermeasures taken by the USACE and IDNR 
may have fatal effects to native fish species, in addition to the 
targeted invasive species. Therefore, the USACE and IDNR will 
specifically target those portions of waterways suspected of containing 
Asian Carp and other aquatic nuisance species.

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Discussion of Rule

    This rule places a temporary safety zone on 77 miles of waterways 
from Brandon Road Lock and Dam (mile marker 286.0) to Lake Michigan, 
including the waterways of the Des Plaines River, the CSSC, branches of 
the Chicago River, and the Calumet-Saganashkee Channel (Cal-Sag 
Channel). The Coast Guard has deemed this temporary safety zone 
necessary to protect the waters, commercial vessels and recreational 
boaters who transit the area during the application of aquatic nuisance 
species countermeasures. Because it is difficult to predict with 
certainty the type and degree of aquatic nuisance countermeasures that 
might be in place along the affected waterways one year from now, this 
rule is temporary in nature and expires on March 11, 2011. This rule 
does not amend, remove or supersede 33 CFR Sec.  165.T09-1080, which 
was published in the January 6, 2010 issue of the Federal Register (75 
FR 759) to establish a safety zone and regulated navigation area (RNA) 
on the CSSC near Romeo Road Bridge, Romeoville, IL, or any other 
regulation currently applicable to the waterways covered by this safety 
zone.
    The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, may enforce this 
safety zone in whole or in segments. Although the safety zone may be 
enforced in its entirety, it is the intention of the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan to enforce the safety zone, depending on the 
circumstances, in the smallest segments possible. By enforcing only 
segments of the safety zone, the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan, retains the flexibility to focus enforcement efforts only on 
those portions of the safety zone actually affected by aquatic nuisance 
species countermeasures. It is expected that this enforcement scheme 
will minimize waterway closures and any corresponding effects on vessel 
traffic. Any segment of the temporary safety zone to be enforced shall 
be delineated by mile markers and/or landmarks (e.g., Romeo Road 
Bridge).
    Vessels may transit through any portion of the safety zone that is 
not being enforced. Entry into, transiting, mooring, laying up, or 
anchoring within an enforced segment of the safety zone, however, is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan, or his or her designated representative. All vessels desiring 
to enter a segment of a waterway in which this safety zone is being 
enforced must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port, Sector 
Lake Michigan, to do so and must follow all orders from the Captain of 
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative 
while in the zone.
    Even during periods of enforcement, the Captain of the Port, Sector 
Lake Michigan, will make every effort to permit vessel entry into any 
enforced segment of the safety zone until on-scene preparations begin 
for aquatic nuisance species countermeasures. Once on-scene 
preparations begin and until clean-up is complete, however, no vessel, 
except those being used for aquatic nuisance species countermeasures or 
having permission from the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, 
will be permitted to enter or remain in an enforced segment of the 
safety zone.
    As the necessary clean up actions are completed, the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will begin to re-open segments of the 
waterways in an effort to minimize disruption or waterway use. As soon 
as the aquatic nuisance species eradication efforts are complete, the 
safety zone will no longer be enforced and the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Lake Michigan, will notify the public of such by all appropriate 
means. Such means of notification include, but are not limited, to 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to Mariners.
    The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, maintains a live 
radio watch on VHF Channel 16 and a telephone line that is manned 24-
hours a day, seven days a week. The public can obtain information 
concerning enforcement of the safety zone by contacting the Captain of 
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, via the Coast Guard Sector Lake 
Michigan Command Center at 414-747-7182.

Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this temporary interim rule after considering numerous 
statutes and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize 
our analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f) 
of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and does not 
require an assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 
6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and Budget has not 
reviewed it under that Order.
    We expect the economic impact of this rule to be minimal. This 
determination is based the following: (1) While this rule will 
establish a temporary safety zone that is 77 miles long, the Captain of 
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will have the authority to divide the 
safety zone into segments for enforcement purposes. The Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will have the flexibility to enforce the 
safety zone in only the segments of the safety zone affected by the 
application of piscicide, targeted fishing operations, or other 
countermeasures to address the problem of aquatic nuisance species 
invasion; and (2) every effort will be made to reduce the closure time 
of the enforced segments of the safety zone immediately following the 
clean-up of the piscicide application.
    Because such safety zones must be implemented immediately without a 
full notice and comment period, the full economic impact of this rule 
is difficult to determine at this time. The Coast Guard urges 
interested parties to submit comments that specifically address the 
economic impacts of waterway closures. Comments can be made online by 
going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-0166 in the 
``Keyword'' box, and then clicking ``Search.'' While this temporary 
interim rule is effective immediately, we may make changes to it based 
upon comments that we receive from the public.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have 
considered whether this temporary interim rule would have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The term 
``small entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit 
organizations that are independently owned and operated and are not 
dominant in their fields, and governmental jurisdictions with 
populations of less than 50,000.
    This temporary interim rule does not require a general notice of 
proposed rulemaking and, therefore, is exempt from the requirements of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you are a small entity and feel that 
this temporary interim rule would have a significant economic impact on 
your business, please submit a comment to the docket, explaining the 
impacts.

Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small 
entities in understanding the temporary interim rule so that they can 
better evaluate its effects on them and participate in the rulemaking 
process.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal 
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who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal 
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory 
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory 
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and 
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to 
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR 
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small 
entities that question or complain about this temporary interim rule or 
any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

Collection of Information

    This temporary interim rule calls for no new collection of 
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520).

Federalism

    A temporary interim rule has implications for federalism under 
Executive Order 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 
effect on State or local governments and would either preempt State law 
or impose a substantial direct cost of compliance on them. We have 
analyzed this temporary interim rule under that Order and have 
determined that it does not have implications for federalism.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538) 
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary 
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may 
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in 
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for 
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in 
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere 
in this preamble.

Taking of Private Property

    This temporary interim rule will not cause a taking of private 
property or otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 
12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally 
Protected Property Rights.

Civil Justice Reform

    This rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation, 
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

Protection of Children

    We have analyzed this rule under Executive Order 13045, Protection 
of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This 
temporary interim rule is not an economically significant rule and does 
not create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that may 
disproportionately affect children.

Indian Tribal Governments

    This temporary interim rule does not have tribal implications under 
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal 
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on 
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal 
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and 
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

Energy Effects

    We have analyzed this temporary interim rule under Executive Order 
13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy 
Supply, Distribution, or Use. We have determined that it is not a 
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a 
``significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 and is 
not likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, 
distribution, or use of energy. The Administrator of the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs has not designated it as a 
significant energy action. Therefore, it does not require a Statement 
of Energy Effects under Executive Order 13211.

Technical Standards

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 
U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards 
in their regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress, 
through the Office of Management and Budget, with an explanation of why 
using these standards would be inconsistent with applicable law or 
otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus standards are technical 
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or 
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management 
systems practices) that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus 
standards bodies.
    This temporary interim rule does not use technical standards. 
Therefore, we did not consider the use of voluntary consensus 
standards.

Environment

    We have analyzed this temporary interim rule under Department of 
Homeland Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant 
Instruction M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-
4370f), and have concluded that this action is one of the category of 
actions which do not individually or cumulatively have significant 
effect on the human environment. Therefore, this rule is categorically 
excluded, under section 2.B.2 Figure 2-1, paragraph (34)(g), of the 
Instruction and neither an environmental assessment nor an 
environmental impact statement is required. This rule involves the 
establishing, disestablishing, or changing of a security or safety 
zone. An environmental analysis checklist and a categorical exclusion 
determination are available in the docket where indicated under 
ADDRESSES. The Coast Guard's environmental responsibilities extend only 
to the creation of a safety zone and do not include the application of 
piscicide or any other countermeasures to combat invasive species.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and record 
keeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard temporarily 
amends 33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1226, 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 
3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; 
Pub. L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security 
Delegation No. 0170.1.


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2. From May 11, 2010 until March 1, 2011, add Sec.  165.T09-0166 to 
read as follows:


Sec.  165.T09-0166  Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake 
Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, 
Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL.

    (a) Location. The following areas are a temporary safety zone:
    (1) Des Plaines River. All U.S. waters of the Des Plaines River 
located between mile marker 286.0 (Brandon Road Lock and Dam) and mile 
marker 290.0 (point at which the Des Plaines River connects

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with the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal).
    (2) Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. All U.S. waters of the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal between mile marker 290.0 (point at which the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects to the Des Plaines River) and 
mile marker 321.8 (point at which the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal 
Connects to the South Branch Chicago River).
    (3) South Branch Chicago River. All U.S. waters of the South Branch 
Chicago River between mile marker 321.8 (point at which the South 
Branch Chicago River connects to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal) 
and mile marker 325.6 (point at which the South Branch Chicago River 
connects to the Chicago River (Main Branch) and North Branch Chicago 
River).
    (4) Chicago River (Main Branch). All U.S. waters of the Chicago 
River (Main Branch) between mile marker 325.6 (point at which the 
Chicago River connects to the South Branch Chicago River) and 100 yards 
extending past the end of the Chicago River covering the area of the 
Federal channel within Chicago Harbor.
    (5) North Branch Chicago River. All U.S. waters of the North Branch 
Chicago River between mile marker 325.6 (point at which the North 
Branch Chicago River connects to the Chicago River (Main Branch) and 
the South Branch Chicago River) and mile marker 331.4 (end of 
navigation channel).
    (6) Calumet-Saganashkee Channel. All U.S. waters of the Calumet-
Saganashkee Channel between mile marker 303.5 (point at which the 
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel connects to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship 
Canal) and mile marker 333.0; all U.S. waters of the Calumet-
Saganashkee Channel between mile marker 333.0 and Lake Michigan 
(Calumet Harbor).
    (b) Effective Period. This rule is effective in the CFR on May 11, 
2010 This rule is effective with actual notice for purposes of 
enforcement on April 28, 2010. This rule will remain in effect until 
March 1, 2011.
    (c) Enforcement.
    (1) The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, may enforce this 
safety zone in whole, in segments, or by any combination of segments. 
The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, may suspend the 
enforcement of any segment of this safety zone for which notice of 
enforcement had been given.
    (2) The safety zone established by this section will be enforced, 
pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section, only upon notice by the 
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan. Suspension of any previously 
announced period of enforcement will also be provided by the Captain of 
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan. All notices of enforcement and notices 
of suspension of enforcement will clearly describe any segments of the 
safety zone affected by the notice. At a minimum, notices of 
enforcement and notices of suspension of enforcement will identify any 
affected segments by reference to mile markers. When possible, the 
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will also identify enforced 
segments of this safety zone by referencing readily identifiable 
geographical points. In addition to providing the geographical bounds 
of any enforced segment of this safety zone, notices of enforcement and 
notices of suspension of enforcement will also provide the date(s) and 
time(s) at which enforcement will commence or suspend.
    (3) The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will publish 
notices of enforcement and notices of suspension of enforcement in 
accordance with 33 CFR 165.7(a) and in a manner to provide as much 
notice to the public as possible. The primary method of notification 
will be through publication in the Federal Register. The Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will also provide notice through other 
means, such as Broadcast Notice to Mariners, local Notice to Mariners, 
local news media, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral 
notice. Additionally, the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, 
may notify representatives from the maritime industry through 
telephonic and email notifications.
    (d) Regulations.
    (1) In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  165.23 of 
this part, entry into, transiting, mooring, laying up, or anchoring 
within any enforced segment of the safety zone is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or 
her designated representative.
    (2) The ``designated representative'' of the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Lake Michigan, is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty 
officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan, to act on his or her behalf. The designated representative of 
the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will be aboard a Coast 
Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, or other designated vessel or will be on 
shore and will communicate with vessels via VHF radio, loudhailer, or 
by phone. The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her 
designated representative may be contacted via VHF radio Channel 16 or 
the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command Center at 414-747-7182.
    (3) To obtain permission to enter or operate within an enforced 
segment of the safety zone established by this section, Vessel 
operators must contact the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, 
or his or her designated representative. Vessel operators given 
permission to operate in an enforced segment of the safety zone must 
comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated representative.
    (4) When a segment of the safety zone is being enforced, it will be 
closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain 
of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated 
representative. As soon as operations permit, the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Lake Michigan, will issue a notice of suspension of enforcement 
as specified in paragraph (c) of this section.
    (5) All persons entering any enforced segment of the safety zone 
established in this section are advised that they do so at their own 
risk.

    Dated: April 28, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 
Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2010-11083 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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