
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8214]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0166]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the Navy Pier East Safety Zone in 
Chicago Harbor from 9:20 p.m. through 9:40 p.m. on May 7, 2011. This 
action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life on the 
navigable waters of the United States immediately prior to, during, and 
immediately after fireworks events. This rule will establish 
restrictions upon and control movement of vessels in a specified area 
immediately prior to, during, and immediately after fireworks events. 
During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter the safety 
zone without the permission of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake 
Michigan.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.933 will be enforced from 9:20 
p.m. through 9:40 p.m. on May 7, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or e-mail BM1 Adam Kraft, Prevention Department, Coast Guard 
Sector Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at 414-747-7154, e-mail 
Adam.D.Kraft@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety 
zone; 33 CFR 165.933-Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago, IL for 
the following event:
    (1) Alexian Brothers Foundation Fireworks; on May 7, 2011 from 9:20 
p.m. through 9:40 p.m.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port, 
Sector Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative to enter, 
move within or exit the safety zone. Vessels and persons granted 
permission to enter the safety zone shall obey all lawful orders or 
directions of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, or his or 
her on-scene representative. While within a safety zone, all vessels 
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
    This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.933 Safety 
Zone, Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier East, Chicago IL and 5 U.S.C. 552 (a). 
In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard 
will provide the maritime community with advance notification of these 
enforcement periods via broadcast Notice to Mariners or Local Notice to 
Mariners. The Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will issue a 
Broadcast Notice to Mariners notifying the public when enforcement of 
the safety zone established by this section is suspended. If the 
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, determines that the safety 
zone 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 safety zone. The Captain of the Port, Sector 
Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene representative may be contacted 
via VHF Channel 16.

    Dated: March 24, 2011.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2011-8214 Filed 4-5-11; 8:45 am]
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