[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78161-78162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32258]


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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 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at various times from December 21, 
2011 until December 22, 2011. This action is necessary to protect the 
waterways, waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' maintenance operations of dispersal 
barrier IIB. During these operations, dispersal barriers IIA and IIB 
will be running simultaneously at 2.3 volts per inch necessitating the 
restriction to reduce potential safety hazards.
    During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, mooring, 
laying-up or anchoring within the enforced area of

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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 a.m. 
to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 21-22, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email CWO Jon Grob, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector 
Lake Michigan, telephone (414) 747-7188, email 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 
296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at the following times:
    (1) On December 21-22, 2011, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and from 1 
p.m. until 5 p.m.
    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 maintenance and simultaneous operations of 
Barriers IIA and IIB pose risks to life and property. The combination 
of vessel traffic and the maintenance 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 Sec.  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: November 21, 2011.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2011-32258 Filed 12-15-11; 8:45 am]
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