[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64147-64148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26213]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0950]


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 Ship and Sanitary Canal, Chicago River, Calumet-Saganashkee 
Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between 
Mile Marker 291.0 and Mile Marker 296.1 from 4 p.m. on October 19, 2010 
to 12 p.m. on October 20, 2010 and from 4 p.m. on October 20, 2010 to 
10 a.m. on October 21, 2010. This action is necessary to protect the 
waterways, waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with 
intensive fish sampling efforts in the Lockport pool to be conducted by 
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). These sampling 
efforts will include the setting of nets throughout this portion of the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The purpose of this sampling is to 
provide essential information in connection with efforts to control the 
spread of aquatic nuisance species that might devastate the waters of 
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

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Michigan, or his or her designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 will be enforced from 4 
p.m. on October 19, 2010 to 12 p.m. on October 20, 2010 and from 4 p.m. 
on October 20, 2010 to 10 a.m. on October 21, 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 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 Sanitary and Ship Canal between Mile Marker 291.0 and 
Mile Marker 296.1 from 4 p.m. on October 19, 2010 to 12 p.m. on October 
20, 2010 and then again from 4 p.m. on October 20, 2010 to 10 a.m. on 
October 21, 2010.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the IDNR fish sampling 
effort poses risks to life and property. Specifically, there will be 
congested waterways and the extensive placement of nets throughout the 
portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between Mile Marker 
291.0 and Mile Marker 296.1. The combination of vessel traffic, nets, 
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 also 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, and 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.

    Dated: October 5, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2010-26213 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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