[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 155 (Monday, August 16, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45647-45648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17422]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2021-0617]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Chicago Air and Water Show

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Chicago Air 
and Water Show on a portion of Lake Michigan, from August 20, 2021 
through August 22, 2021. This action is intended to protect the safety 
of life on the navigable waterway immediately before, during, and after 
this event. During the enforcement period listed below, no vessel may 
transit this safety zone without approval from the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.929 
Table 1 Event (16) will be enforced for the Chicago Air and Water Show 
from: 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. on August 20, 2021, and from 11 a.m. to 4 
p.m. on both August 21, 2021, and August 22, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email Chief Petty Officer Michael 
Salviati, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone: 630-
986-2155, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone; Chicago Air and Water Show listed in 33 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) 165.929 Table (1) Event (16). 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 and 
adjacent shoreline of Lake Michigan and Chicago Harbor bounded by a 
line drawn from 41[deg]55.900' N at the shoreline, then east to 
41[deg]55.900' N, 087[deg]37.200' W, then southeast to 41[deg]54.000' 
N, 087[deg]36.000' W, then southwestward to the northeast corner of the 
Jardine Water Filtration Plant, then due west to the shore. This safety 
zone will be enforced from 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. on August 20, 2021; 
and from 11 a.m. through 4 p.m. on both August 21, 2021, and August 22, 
2021.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan, or his or her 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 
a designated on-scene representative.

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    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 publication in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
will provide the maritime community with advance notification of this 
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: August 10, 2021.
Donald P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2021-17422 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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