[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-851]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1138]


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, Calumet-Saganashkee 
Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile 
Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 daily from 7 a.m. through 11 a.m. and 
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on January 18-22, 2011; January 24-26, 2011; 
January 31, 2011; February 1-5, 2011; February 7-12, 2011; and on 
February 14-19, 2011. This enforcement action will also occur from 7 
a.m. on January 27, 2011 through 7 a.m. on January 29, 2011. This 
action is necessary to protect the waterways, waterway users, and 
vessels from hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 
operational and safety testing of the dispersal barrier IIB, which 
helps control the spread of aquatic nuisance species that have the 
potential of devastating the waters of the Great Lakes.
    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 January 18, 2011 through 5 p.m. on February 19, 2011.

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 Sec.  
165.T09-0166, on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship 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 January 18-22, 2011; January 24-26, 2011; 
January 31, 2011; February 1-5, 2011; February 7-12, 2011; and on 
February 14-19, 2011. This enforcement action will also occur from 7 
a.m. on January 27, 2011 until 7 a.m. on January 29, 2011.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' dispersal barrier IIB operational testing poses risks to 
life and property. The combination of vessel traffic and electric 
current in the water makes the controlling 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: December 29, 2010.
S.R. Schenk,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 2011-851 Filed 1-14-11; 8:45 am]
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