[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16210-16211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07820]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0210]
Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Start of the Chicago to Mackinac Race
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Start of
the Chicago to Mackinac Race on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 13,
2019. This action is intended to protect the safety of life and
property on the navigable waterway immediately before, during, and
after this event. 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.
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DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.929
will be enforced for the location listed in item (e)(45) in Table
165.929 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 13, 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, telephone 630-986-
2155, email address [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety
Zone; Start of the Chicago to Mackinac Race listed as item (e)(45) in
Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual
events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
zone. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Lake Michigan in the
vicinity of the Chicago Harbor Entrance at Chicago IL, within a
rectangle that is bounded by a line drawn from 41[deg]53.251 N,
087[deg]35.393 W then East to 41[deg]53.251 N, 087[deg]34.352 W then
South to 41[deg]52.459 N, 087[deg]34.364 W then West to 41[deg]52.459
N, 087[deg]35.393 W then North back to the point of origin. This safety
zone will be enforced on July 13, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port
Lake Michigan, or his designated on-scene representative to enter, move
within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement times listed in
this notice of enforcement. Requests must be made in advance and
approved by the Captain of the Port before transits will be authorized.
Approvals will be granted on a case-by-case basis. 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
on-scene representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.929, Safety Zones, Annual events requiring safety zones in the
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In
addition to this notice of enforcement in the Federal Register, the
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan will provide the maritime community
with advance notification of this safety zone enforcement period via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to Mariners. The Captain
of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative may
be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or (414) 747-7182.
Dated: April 15, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-07820 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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