[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16251]
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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 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 at specified times on July 15 through
July 19, 2013. This action is necessary to protect the waterways,
waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) dispersal barriers performance testing.
During the enforcement periods 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 designated
representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced at the times
specified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
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 for
the USACE performance testing at the dispersal barriers. The Coast
Guard will enforce this safety zone between Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile
Marker 296.7 on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
according to the following schedule:
(1) Dispersal Barrier performance testing schedule.
July 15, 2013, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.;
July 16, 2013, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.;
July 17, 2013, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.;
July 18, 2013, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.;
July 19, 2013, from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.
This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the
Port, Lake Michigan has determined that the USACE Dispersal Barriers
performance testing poses risks to life and property. Because of these
risks, it is necessary to control vessel movement during the testing to
prevent injury and property loss.
In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23 of this
part, 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 designated representative. The Captain of the Port, Lake
Michigan, or his designated representative may be contacted via the
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command Center at 414-747-7182 or
on VHF channel 16.
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 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 21, 2013.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2013-16251 Filed 7-5-13; 8:45 am]
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