[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16213-16214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07819]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0215]


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, and the Calumet-
Saganashkee Channel. This action is necessary in order to protect 
vessels and persons from the potential hazards associated with 
construction involving wires being airlifted via helicopter across the 
river. During the enforcement period 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 regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.930 
will be enforced without actual notice from April 18, 2019 through 
April 21, 2019. For purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used 
from April 15, 2019 through April 18, 2019. Construction involving 
airlifts will take place from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. intermittently in 
fifteen-minute intervals.

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

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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. The safety zone will encompass all waters of 
the South Branch Chicago River east of the Ashland Avenue Bridge, north 
of the Adlai E. Stevenson Expressway Bridge and west of the South 
Halsted Street Bridge. Enforcement will occur from April 15, 2019 
through April 21, 2019. Construction involving airlifts will take place 
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. intermittently in fifteen-minute intervals. 
During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit 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. Additionally, the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan may 
notify representatives from the maritime industry through telephonic 
notifications, email notifications, or by direct communication from on 
scene patrol commanders. If the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a 
designated representative determines that the regulated area does not 
need to 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: April 15, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-07819 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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