[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28138]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2018-1094]


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 600 feet 
west of the Franklin/Orleans Street Bridge and 1,000 feet east of the 
Columbus Drive Bridge from 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018 through 
12:15 a.m. on January 1, 2019. This action is necessary and intended to 
ensure the safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, 
during, and immediately after this fireworks display. During the 
enforcement period listed below transiting within the safety zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 11:45 
p.m. on December 31, 2018 through 12:15 a.m. on January 1, 2019.

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 600 feet west of the 
Franklin/Orleans Street Bridge and 1,000 feet east of the Columbus 
Drive Bridge from 11:45 p.m. on December 31, 2018 through 12:15 a.m. on 
January 1, 2019. During the enforcement period, no vessel may enter 
into, transit, moor lay up or anchor within 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, distribution in leaflet form, and/or 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: December 14, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-28138 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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