[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 196 (Thursday, October 8, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20790]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0579]


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, Calumet-Saganashkee 
Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and South 
Branch of the Chicago River between mile marker 296 and mile marker 
296.7 during specified times from September 25, 2020 through October 
29, 2020. This action is necessary and intended to protect the safety 
of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and 
immediately after planned US Army Corps of Engineers work at the 
Electric Barrier. 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 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m. 
through 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. through 5 p.m. daily without actual notice 
from October 8, 2020 through 5 p.m. on October 29, 2020. For purposes 
of enforcement, actual notice will be used 7 a.m. through 11 a.m. and 1 
p.m. through 5 p.m. daily from September 25, 2020 through October 8, 
2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Tiziana Garner, 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 Dam to Lake Michigan including 
Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, 
Calumet-Saganashkee Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and 
Ship Canal and South Branch of the Chicago River between mile marker 
296 and mile marker 296.7 during specified times from September 25, 
2020 through October 29, 2020. This action is necessary and intended to 
protect the safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, 
during, and immediately after planned US Army Corps of Engineers work 
at the Electric Barrier. During the enforcement period, 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.
    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 notice of enforcement 
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notification of 
this enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Local Notice 
to Mariners, distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice. 
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, 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 or at (414) 
747-7182.

    Dated: September 16, 2020.
Donald P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2020-20790 Filed 10-7-20; 8:45 am]
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