[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 136 (Thursday, July 16, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42037-42038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17459]


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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; Between Mile Markers 286 and 
286.5

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, Chicago, IL, in the vicinity of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam 
between Mile Marker 286 and Mile Marker 286.5 at specified times from 
August 17, 2015, through September 18, 2015. This action is necessary 
to protect the waterway, waterway users, and vessels from the hazards 
associated with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's trial tests on the 
water for the Asian Carp studies. 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 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, from 
August 17, 2015, through August 21, 2015. In the event of a 
postponement of the trial tests due to inclement weather or other 
unforeseen circumstances, this zone will be enforced intermittently 
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday from August 24, 2015, 
through September 18, 2015, excluding September 7, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email LT Lindsay Cook, 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 in the 
vicinity of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam between Mile Marker 286 and 
Mile Marker 286.5. Enforcement will occur intermittently from 8 a.m. to 
6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, from August 17, 2015, through August 
21, 2015. In the event of a postponement of the trial tests due to 
inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances, this zone will be 
enforced intermittently from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday 
from August 24, 2015, through September 18, 2015, excluding September 
7, 2015.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port Lake Michigan has determined that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
trial tests on the water for Asian Carp studies pose 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 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

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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: June 30, 2015.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2015-17459 Filed 7-15-15; 8:45 am]
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