[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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