[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52462-52463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21218]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0757]


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: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the 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 on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile 
Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 7, 2010 through September 11, 2010. This 
action is necessary to protect the waterways, waterway users, and 
vessels from hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
installation of parasitic structures which will help control the spread 
of aquatic nuisance species that might devastate the waters in the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. During the enforcement period, entry 
into, transiting, mooring, laying-up or anchoring within the enforced 
area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is prohibited unless 
authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or 
her designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T09.0166 will be enforced from 7 
a.m. on September 7, 2010 through 5 p.m. September 11, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth Coast 
Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045, e-mail address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of 
the Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including 
Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, 
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL listed in 33 CFR 165.T09-
0166(a)(2), on all waters of the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal from 
Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 daily from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on September 7, 2010 through September 11, 2010.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' installation operation poses risks to life and property. 
Specifically, there will be congested waterways and construction 
operations requiring the use of divers taking place in the vicinity of 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' electric dispersal barrier. The 
combination of vessel traffic, divers, and electric current in the 
water makes the control of vessels through the impacted portion of the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal necessary to prevent injury and 
property loss.
    In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  165.23 of this 
part, entry into, transiting, mooring, laying up, or anchoring within 
the enforced area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan, or his or her designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will provide notice through 
other means, which may include but are not limited to Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, local news media, distribution 
in leaflet form, or on-scene oral notice. Additionally, the Captain of 
the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, may notify representatives from the 
maritime industry through telephonic and e-mail notifications.


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    Dated: August 6, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2010-21218 Filed 8-25-10; 8:45 am]
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