[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65874-65875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26211]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2011-0228]
RIN 1625-AA00
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 each day from
November 4 through November 8, and again on November 13, 2013. This
action is necessary to protect the waterway, waterway users, and
vessels from the hazards associated with the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing, as well as the
Illinois Department of Natural Resources netting and electro-fishing
operations.
During any of 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 from 9 a.m.
to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on each day from November 4
through November 8, 2013, and from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m. on November 13, 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,
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listed in 33 CFR 165.930. Specifically, 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. Enforcement will occur
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on each day from
November 4 through November 8, 2013, and from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. and
from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on November 13, 2013.
This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the
Port, Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers dispersal barriers performance testing and the Department of
Natural Resources netting and electro-fishing operation poses risks to
life and property. Because of these risks, it is necessary to control
vessel movement during the operations 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 or her designated representative.
Vessels that wish to transit through the safety zone may request
permission from the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan. 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. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Lake Michigan 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, 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: October 23, 2013.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2013-26211 Filed 11-1-13; 8:45 am]
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