[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 2, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24163]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0228]
RIN 1625-AA00


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 October 8, 2012 
through October 12, 2012. This action is necessary to protect the 
waterways, waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with the 
Army Corp of Engineers' barge safety testing operations.
    During any of the below listed enforcement periods, 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 a.m. 
to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 8 through 12, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email MST1 Joseph McCollum, Prevention Department, Coast Guard 
Sector Lake Michigan, telephone 414-747-7148, 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 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on: 
October 8 through 12, 2012.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the Army Corp of 
Engineers' barge effects testing, involving the demonstration barrier, 
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: September 21, 2012.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2012-24163 Filed 10-1-12; 8:45 am]
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