[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 62454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24821]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2019-0868]
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 and South
Branch of the Chicago River between mile marker 296 and mile marker
296.7 during specified times from November 18, 2019 through November
22, 2019. This action is necessary and intended to protect the safety
of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and
immediately after planned US Army Corps of Engineers work at the
Electric Barrier. During the enforcement period listed below, entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m.
through 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. through 5 p.m. from November 18, 2019, to
November 22, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Tiziana Garner, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, 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 on all
waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between mile marker 296
and mile marker 296.7. Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. through 1
p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. from November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2019.
During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated
area without approval from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated representative. 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 an on-scene representative.
This notice of enforcement is issued under the authority of 33 CFR
165.930 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this publication in the
Federal Register, the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan will also
provide notice through other means, which will include Broadcast Notice
to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, 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. If the Captain of the Port or a
designated representative determines that the regulated area need not
be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice, he or she may
use a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant general permission to enter
the regulated area. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via Channel 16 or
at (414) 747-7182.
Dated: November 1, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-24821 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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