
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 16114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06496]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2015-1081]


Safety Zones; Annual Events Requiring Safety Zones in the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan Zone--Start of the Chicago to Mackinac Race

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Start of 
the Chicago to Mackinac Race on a portion of Lake Michigan on July 15, 
2017. This action is intended to ensure the safety of life on the 
navigable waterway immediately before, during, and after this event. 
During the enforcement period listed below, no vessel may transit this 
safety zone without approval from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.929 will be enforced for the 
location listed in item (e)(45) in Table 165.929 from 10 a.m. until 4 
p.m. on July 15, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Lindsay Cook, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, email 
address D09-DG-MSUChicago-Waterways@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone; Start of the Chicago to Mackinac Race listed as item (e)(45) in 
Table 165.929 of 33 CFR 165.929. Section 165.929 lists many annual 
events requiring safety zones in the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan 
zone. This safety zone encompasses all waters of Lake Michigan in the 
vicinity of the Navy Pier at Chicago IL, within a rectangle that is 
approximately 1500 by 900 yards. The rectangle is bounded by the 
coordinates beginning at 41[deg]53.252' N., 087[deg]35.430' W.; then 
south to 41[deg]52.812' N., 087[deg]35.430' W.; then east to 
41[deg]52.817' N., 087[deg]34.433' W.; then north to 41[deg]53.250' N., 
087[deg]34.433' W.; then west, back to point of origin. This safety 
zone will be enforced on July 15, 2017, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
    All vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of the Port 
Lake Michigan, or his or her designated on-scene representative to 
enter, move within, or exit this safety zone during the enforcement 
times listed in this notice of enforcement. 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. 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 his or her on-scene representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
165.929, Safety Zones; Annual events requiring safety zones in the 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan zone, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). The Coast 
Guard will provide the maritime community with advance notification of 
this enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local 
Notice to Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 
during the event.

    Dated: March 27, 2017.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-06496 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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