[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26254]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0228]


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 295.7 to Mile Marker 297.0 daily from 7:30 a.m. through 10:30 
a.m. on October 24-25, 2011 and from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. on October 
26, 2011. This action is necessary to protect the waterways, waterway 
users, and vessels from hazards associated with the Illinois Department 
of Natural Resources' fish suppression operations to clear all fish 
between barrier IIA and IIB, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' scheduled maintenance shutdown of Barrier IIB.
    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 165.930 will be enforced from 7:30 
a.m. through 10:30 a.m. on October 24 through 25, 2011 and from 8 a.m. 
to 6 p.m. on October 26, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail CWO Jon Grob, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector 
Lake Michigan, telephone 414-747-7188, 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 165.930, on 
all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile Marker 
295.7 to Mile Marker 297.0 daily from 7:30 a.m. through 10:30 a.m. on 
October 24-25, 2011 and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 26, 2011.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the Illinois Department 
of Natural Resources' fish suppression operations to clear all fish 
between barrier IIA and IIB, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers scheduled maintenance shutdown of Barrier IIB, poses risks to 
life and property. The combination of vessel traffic and the fish 
removal operations 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 165.930 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 email notifications.

    Dated: September 26, 2011.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2011-26254 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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