[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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