[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11413]


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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 from May 19 to 
July 1, 2014. This action is necessary to protect the waterway, 
waterway users, and vessels from the hazards associated with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' installation of a new permanent fish barrier.
    During 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 7 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. on May 19 to May 23, May 27 to May 30, June 2 to June 6, June 
9 to June 11, 2014 and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
on June 12 to June 13, June 16 to June 20, June 23 to June 27, June 30 
to July 1, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email MST1 John Ng, Waterways Department, Coast Guard 
Marine Safety Unit Chicago, telephone 630-986-2122, 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. to 4 p.m. 
on May 19 to May 23, May 27 to May 30, June 2 to June 6, June 9 to June 
11, 2014 and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 12 
to June 13, June 16 to June 20, June 23 to June 27, June 30 to July 1, 
2014. This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Lake Michigan, has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' installation of a new permanent fish barrier 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, 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 document is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.930 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this document in the Federal Register, 
the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, will also provide notice 
through other means, which may include 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: May 7, 2014.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2014-11413 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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