[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54607-54608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21640]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 September 3, 
2014, to November 26, 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 her designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced 
intermittently from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday, from 
September 3, 2014 to September 30, 2014. In the event that the 
installation of the new permanent fish barrier cannot be completed in 
this timeframe, due to inclement weather or other unforeseen 
circumstances, this zone will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
October 1, 2014 through November 26, 2014, excluding October 13, 2014, 
and November 11, 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 630-986-2155, 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 on all 
waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between Mile Marker 296.1 
to Mile Marker 296.7. Enforcement will occur intermittently from 7 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday, from September 3, 2014, to 
September 30, 2014. In the event that the installation of the new 
permanent fish barrier cannot be completed in this timeframe, due to 
inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, this zone will be 
enforced from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 1, 2014, through November 26, 
2014, excluding October 13, 2014, and November 11, 2014.
    This schedule supersedes previously published schedules for 
enforcement of 33 CFR 165.930 due to the installation of a new 
permanent fish barrier (USCG 2011-0228-0024, 0025, 0026). The Captain 
of the Port suspends these previously issued schedules.
    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

[[Page 54608]]

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 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 representative 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 publication 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: August 29, 2014.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2014-21640 Filed 9-11-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P