[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14246]


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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 302.6 to Mile Marker 302.8 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 
p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013. This action is necessary to protect 
the waterways, waterway users, and vessels from the hazards associated 
with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) dive operations.
    During the enforcement period listed below, 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, Lake Michigan, or his or her designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 
1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013.

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 302.6 to Mile Marker 302.8 on all waters of the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal. Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. until 11 
a.m. and from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013.
    This enforcement action is necessary to mitigate the risks 
associated with the USGS dive operations in the Chicago Sanitary and 
Ship Canal on June 18, 2013. The Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan has 
determined that conducting dive operations in a waterway with expected 
vessel traffic poses significant risks to life and property. Because of 
these risks, it is necessary to restrict vessel movement during the 
operation to prevent injury and property loss.
    In accordance with the general regulations in Sec.  165.23, 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, 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, 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, Lake Michigan, may notify representatives from 
the maritime industry through telephonic and email notifications.

    Dated: June 4, 2013.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2013-14246 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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