[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 2, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16248]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2011-0228]


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 between 
Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at specified times from July 31, 
2017 until September 1, 2017. This action is necessary to protect the 
waterway and vessels from the potential hazards associated with barge 
entrainment mitigation trials conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's electric dispersal 
barrier.

DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.930 
will be enforced from August 2, 2017, through 6 p.m. on September 1, 
2017. For purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from 8 
a.m. on July 31, 2017, through August 2, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos Waterways Management 
Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; 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 on each Monday through 
Friday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., from July 31, 2017 through September 
1, 2017. During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this 
regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Lake 
Michigan or a Captain of the Port Lake Michigan designated 
representative. Vessels and persons granted permission to enter the 
safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or directions of the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under the 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 will include Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, 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. If the Captain of the Port or a 
designated representative determines that the regulated area need not 
be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of enforcement, 
he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general 
permission to enter the regulated area. The Captain of the Port Lake 
Michigan or a designated on-scene representative may be contacted via 
Channel 16, VHF-FM or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-16248 Filed 8-1-17; 8:45 am]
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