[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09411]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0327]


Special Local Regulation; Regattas and Marine Parades in the COTP 
Lake Michigan Zone--Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race, 
Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on 
the South Branch of the Chicago River for the Chinatown Chamber of 
Commerce Dragon Boat Race in Chicago, Illinois. This regulated area 
will be enforced from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 25, 2016. This action 
is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life and property on 
navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after the Dragon 
Boat race. During the enforcement period, no vessel may enter, transit 
through, or anchor within the regulated area without the approval from 
the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.909 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. on June 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Lindsay Cook, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, email 
address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local 
regulation in 33 CFR 100.909 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 25, 2016, 
for the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race. This action is 
being taken to provide for the safety of life on a navigable waterway 
during the regatta. Our regulation for the Recurring Marine Events in 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan Zone, Sec.  100.909, specifies the 
location of the regulated area as all waters of the South Branch of the 
Chicago River from the West 18th St. Bridge at position 41[deg]51'28'' 
N., 087[deg]38'06'' W. to the Amtrak Bridge at position 41[deg]51'20'' 
N., 087[deg]38'13'' W. (NAD 83). During the enforcement period, no 
vessel may transit this regulated area without approval from the 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
    Vessels that obtain prior approval to transit the regulated area 
are required to operate at a no wake speed to reduce wake to a minimum, 
and in a manner which will not endanger participants in the event or 
any other craft. These rules shall not apply to participants in the 
event or vessels of the patrol operating in the performance of their 
assigned duties. The Captain of the Port or a designated representative 
may direct the anchoring, mooring, or movement of any boat or vessel 
within the regulated area.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.909, Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race; Chicago, IL 
and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
advance notification of the enforcement of this special local 
regulation via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to 
Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-
scene representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: April 12, 2016.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2016-09411 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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