[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67081-67082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28162]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG-2018-1105]
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 the following segment of the
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 on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal between Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at specified
times from December 21, 2018 until February 8, 2019. This action is
necessary to protect the waterway and vessels from the potential
hazards associated with maintenance operations being conducted by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's
Electric Dispersal Barrier.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced each Monday
through Friday, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., without actual notice from
December 28, 2018 until February 8, 2019. For purposes of enforcement,
actual notice will be used from December 21, 2018 until December 28,
2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call or email LT John Ramos (Waterways
Management Division Chief, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast
Guard) if you have questions about this notice of enforcement;
telephone 630-986-2155; email address [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the following
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 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., from December 21, 2018 until
February 8, 2019. All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain
of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated
representative to enter into, transit, moor, lay up or anchor within
any enforced segment of the safety zone when the safety zone is
enforced. 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, and distribution in leaflet
form. 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 or suspends
the safety zone in part, he or she may use a Broadcast Notice to
Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, and may notify representatives from
the maritime industry through telephonic and email notifications 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 20, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2018-28162 Filed 12-27-18; 8:45 am]
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