[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 10, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 31887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14758]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0515]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Chicago Air and Water Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Chicago Air 
and Water Show on a portion of Lake Michigan, from August 16, 2018 
through August 19, 2018. This action is intended to ensure the safety 
of life on the navigable waterway immediately before, during, and after 
this event. During the enforcement period listed below, no vessel may 
transit this safety zone without approval from the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for the 
location listed in item (f)(9) in Table 165.929 to 33 CFR 165.929 from 
11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on August 16, 2018; and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from 
August 17, 2018 through August 19, 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 the Safety 
Zone; Chicago Air and Water Show listed as item (f)(9) in Table 165.929 
of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual events requiring 
safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone. This safety 
zone encompasses all waters and adjacent shoreline of Lake Michigan and 
Chicago Harbor bounded by a line drawn from 41[deg]55.900' N at the 
shoreline, then east to 41[deg]55.900' N, 087[deg]37.200' W, then 
southeast to 41[deg]54.000' N, 087[deg]36.000' W, then southwestward to 
the northeast corner of the Jardine Water Filtration Plant, then due 
west to the shore. This safety zone will be enforced from August 16, 
2018 through August 19, 2018, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on August 16, 
2018; and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. from August 17, 2018 through August 19, 
2018.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative to 
enter, move within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement 
times listed in this notice of enforcement. 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. 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 authority of 33 CFR 
165.929, Safety Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In 
addition to this publication in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this 
enforcement period 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 VHF Channel 16 or (414) 747-
7182.

    Dated: June 13, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-14758 Filed 7-9-18; 8:45 am]
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