[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22035-22036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9531]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0189]
RIN 1625-AA00


Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, 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 Southeast Safety 
Zone in Chicago Harbor during various periods from May 28, 2011 until 
June 29, 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 various fireworks events. Enforcement 
of this safety zone will establish restrictions upon, and control 
movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, 
and immediately after various fireworks events. During the enforcement 
period, no person or vessel may enter the safety zone without 
permission of the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.931 will be effective from 10 p.m. 
on May 28, 2011 to 10:30 p.m. on June 29, 2011.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice, 
call or email BM1 Adam Kraft, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector 
Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, WI at 414-747-7154, e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0e1c4c1cd8ee48eebd2c1c6d4e0d5d3c3c78ecdc9cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="723316131f5c365c390013140632070111155c1f1b1e">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the Safety 
Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL listed in 33 CFR 
165.931 for the following events:

    Navy Pier Fireworks; on May 28, 2011 from 10 p.m. through 10:30 
p.m.; on June 1, 2011 from 9:15 p.m. through 9:45 p.m.; on June 4, 
2011 from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m.; on June 8, 2011 from 9:15 p.m. 
through 9:45 p.m.; on June 11, 2011 from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m.; 
on June 15, 2011 from 9:15 p.m. through 9:45 p.m.; on June 18, 2011 
from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m.; on June 22, 2011 from 9:15 p.m. 
through 9:45 p.m.; on June 25, 2011 from 10 p.m. through 10:30 p.m.; 
and on June 29, 2011 from 9:15 p.m. through 9:45 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 165.931 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: April 7, 2011.
S.R. Schenk,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan, 
Acting.
[FR Doc. 2011-9531 Filed 4-19-11; 8:45 am]
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