[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13339]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0389]


Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier Southeast Safety 
Zone within the Chicago Harbor for multiple firework events during June 
and September 2018. This action is necessary and intended to ensure the 
safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and 
immediately after firework displays. During the enforcement periods 
listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety 
zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake 
Michigan or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.931 will be enforced at the time 
specified below in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION during the months of June 
and September 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, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone (630) 986-2155, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce Safety Zone; 
Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL listed in 33 CFR 
165.931, on June 26, 2018 from 9:10 p.m. until 9:25 p.m., September 7, 
2018 from 10:00 p.m. until 10:10 p.m., and September 20, 2018 from 8:30 
p.m. until 8:40 p.m. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Lake 
Michigan within Chicago Harbor bounded by coordinates beginning at 
41[deg]53'26.5'' N, 087[deg]35'26.5'' W; then south to 41[deg]53'7.6'' 
N, 087[deg]35'26.3'' W; then west to 41[deg]53'7.6'' N, 
087[deg]36'23.2'' W; then north to 41[deg]53'26.5'' N, 
087[deg]36'24.6'' W; then east back to the point of origin (NAD 83). 
Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
or a designated on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.931 and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advance notification of the above-specified enforcement 
periods of this safety zone 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 or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: May 29, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-13339 Filed 6-20-18; 8:45 am]
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