
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14057]


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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 from June 9 to 
August 1, 2014. This action is necessary to protect the waterway, 
waterway users, and vessels from the hazards associated with the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers' installation of a new permanent fish barrier.
    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 from 7 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. daily from June 9 to June 13, June 16 to June 20, June 23 to 
June 27, 2014 and from 7 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily 
from June 30 to July 4, July 7 to July 11, July 14 to July 18, July 21 
to July 25, and July 28 to August 1, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
document, call or email MST1 John Ng, Waterways Department, Coast Guard 
Marine Safety Unit Chicago, telephone 630-986-2155, email address 
john.h.ng@uscg.mil.

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 between 
Mile Marker 296.1 to Mile Marker 296.7 on all waters of the Chicago 
Sanitary and Ship Canal. Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
daily from June 9 to June 13, June 16 to June 20, June 23 to June 27, 
2014, and from 7 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily from June 
30 to July 4, July 7 to July 11, July 14 to July 18, July 21 to July 
25, and July 28 to August 1, 2014. This enforcement action is necessary 
because the Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, has determined that the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' installation of a new permanent fish 
barrier 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 document is issued under 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 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 6, 2014.
M.W. Sibley,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2014-14057 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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