
[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 64673]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0824]

 
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 Ship and Sanitary 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 from 6 a.m. on October 4, 2010 
through 6 p.m. on October 11, 2010 and from 6 a.m. on November 3, 2010 
through 6 p.m. on November 5, 2010. This action is necessary to protect 
the waterways, waterway users and vessels from hazards associated with 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' installation of parasitic structures 
which will help control the spread of aquatic nuisance species that 
might devastate the waters in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
    During the enforcement period, 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, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her designated 
representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 will be enforced daily 
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 4, 2010 to October 11, 2010 and daily 
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 3, 2010 to November 5, 2010. This 
rule is effective with actual notice for purposes of enforcement at 6 
a.m. on October 4, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth Coast 
Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045, e-mail address 
Timothy.M.Cummins@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce 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.T09-0166(a)(2), on all waters 
of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile 
Marker 296.7 daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 4, 2010 to October 
11, 2010 and daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 3, 2010 to 
November 5, 2010.
    This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the 
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers' installation operation poses risks to life and property. 
Specifically, there will be congested waterways and construction 
operations requiring the use of divers taking place in the vicinity of 
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' electric dispersal barrier. The 
combination of vessel traffic, divers, and electric current in the 
water makes the control of vessels through the impacted portion of the 
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal necessary 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, Sector Lake 
Michigan, or his or her designated representative.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 and 5 
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the 
Captain of the Port, Sector 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, Sector Lake Michigan, may notify 
representatives from the maritime industry through telephonic and e-
mail notifications.

    Dated: September 24, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2010-26379 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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