[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05390]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0113]


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 Main Branch of the Chicago River between 
Columbus Drive Bridge, mile marker 326.5, and Dearborn Street Bridge, 
mile marker 326.1. This action is necessary to prevent collisions 
between mariners and to facilitate safety during the dying of the 
Chicago River.

DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.930 
will be enforced from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on March 17, 2018.

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, at 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 Main Branch of the Chicago River between Columbus Drive 
Bridge, mile marker 326.5, and Dearborn Street Bridge, mile marker 
326.1. Enforcement will occur from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on March 17, 
2018. 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 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 and Local Notice to Mariners. Additionally, the Captain of 
the Port Lake Michigan may notify representatives from the maritime 
industry through telephonic notifications, email notifications, or by 
direct communication from on scene patrol commanders. 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: February 28, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-05390 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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