[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 116 (Monday, June 17, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14246]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2011-0228]
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 from Mile
Marker 302.6 to Mile Marker 302.8 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1
p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013. This action is necessary to protect
the waterways, waterway users, and vessels from the hazards associated
with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) dive operations.
During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting,
mooring, laying-up or anchoring within the enforced area of this safety
zone by any person or vessel is prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, or his or her designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from
1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or email MST1 Joseph McCollum, Prevention Department, Coast Guard
Sector Lake Michigan, telephone 414-747-7148, 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, Chicago, IL, listed in 33 CFR 165.930.
Specifically, the Coast Guard will enforce this safety zone between
Mile Marker 302.6 to Mile Marker 302.8 on all waters of the Chicago
Sanitary and Ship Canal. Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. until 11
a.m. and from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. on June 18, 2013.
This enforcement action is necessary to mitigate the risks
associated with the USGS dive operations in the Chicago Sanitary and
Ship Canal on June 18, 2013. The Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan has
determined that conducting dive operations in a waterway with expected
vessel traffic poses significant risks to life and property. Because of
these risks, it is necessary to restrict vessel movement during the
operation to prevent injury and property loss.
In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23, entry
into, transiting, mooring, laying up or anchoring within the enforced
area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is prohibited unless
authorized by the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, or his or her
designated representative.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.930 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, will also provide notice through
other means, which may include, but are not limited to, Broadcast
Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, local news media,
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.
Dated: June 4, 2013.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2013-14246 Filed 6-14-13; 8:45 am]
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