[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68104-68105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18873]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0748]


Safety and Security Zone; Lake Michigan at Chicago Harbor & 
Burnham Park Harbor

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Lake Michigan at Chicago 
Harbor and Burnham Park Harbor safety and security zone on a portion of 
Lake Michigan in Chicago, IL. This action is intended to protect 
spectators and dignitaries associated with the Democratic National 
Convention. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, 
transiting, or anchoring within the safety and security zone is 
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
or a designated Coast Guard or U.S. Secret Service representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 165.904 
will be enforced from 12 p.m. on August 18, 2024 through 12 p.m. on 
August 23, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT James Fortin, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone: (630) 986-2155, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Lake 
Michigan at Chicago Harbor and Burnham Park Harbor safety and security 
zone listed in 33 CFR 165.904 from 12 p.m. on August 18, 2024 through 
12 p.m. on August 23, 2024. This safety and security zone encompasses 
all waters of Lake Michigan within Burnham Park Harbor shoreward of a 
line across the entrance of the harbor connecting coordinates 
41[deg]51'09'' N, 087[deg]36'36'' W and 41[deg]51'11'' N, 
087[deg]36'22'' W.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.904, 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. The 
designation of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan's on-scene 
representative need not be in writing. Requests must be made in advance 
and approved by the Captain of the Port or a designated on-scene 
representative before transits will be authorized. Approvals will be 
granted on a case-by-case basis. Vessels and persons granted permission 
to enter the safety and security zone shall obey all lawful orders or 
directions of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or U.S. Secret 
Service official.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.904, Lake Michigan at Chicago Harbor & Burnham Park Harbor--Safety 
and Security Zone and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notification 
of enforcement in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide 
the maritime community with notification of this enforcement period via 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan may 
be reached by contacting the Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command 
Center at (414) 747-7182. An on-scene designated representative may be 
reached via VHF-FM Channel 16.

    Dated: August 16, 2024.
Gregory J. Knoll,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain of the Port, Lake 
Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2024-18873 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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