[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35854-35855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14720]


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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 July 19, 2012 
until July 27, 2012. This action is necessary to protect the waterways, 
waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with the Army Corps 
of Engineers' safety testing of the demonstration barrier and barriers 
IIA and IIB.

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 July 19, 2012, through July 27, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email CWO Jon Grob, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector 
Lake

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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. 
Specifically, the Coast Guard will enforce this safety zone between 
Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 on all waters of the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal. Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. until 11 
a.m. and again from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on each day from July 19 until 
July 27, 2012.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the Army Corp of 
Engineers' safety testing of the demonstration barrier and barriers IIA 
and IIB pose risks to life and property. The combination of vessel 
traffic and the testing 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: June 6, 2012.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2012-14720 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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