[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65874-65875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26211]


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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 specified times on each day from 
November 4 through November 8, and again on November 13, 2013. This 
action is necessary to protect the waterway, waterway users, and 
vessels from the hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing, as well as the 
Illinois Department of Natural Resources netting and electro-fishing 
operations.
    During any of the enforcement periods 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 designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 9 a.m. 
to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on each day from November 4 
through November 8, 2013, and from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. 
until 5 p.m. on November 13, 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,

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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 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on each day from 
November 4 through November 8, 2013, and from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 
from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on November 13, 2013.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing and the Department of 
Natural Resources netting and electro-fishing operation poses risks to 
life and property. Because of these risks, it is necessary to control 
vessel movement during the operations 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, Lake Michigan, 
or his or her designated representative.
    Vessels that wish to transit through the safety zone may request 
permission from the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan. Requests must 
be made in advance and approved by the Captain of the Port before 
transits will be authorized. Approvals will be granted on a case by 
case basis. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast 
Guard Sector Lake Michigan on VHF channel 16.
    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: October 23, 2013.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2013-26211 Filed 11-1-13; 8:45 am]
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