[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04780]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0060]


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: Notification 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, Chicago, IL, on all waters of the Chicago River (Main Branch) 
between the N Columbus Drive Bridge and the Franklin-Orleans Street 
Bridge for the Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade Dyeing of the River. 
This action is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine 
environment from potential hazards created by the event. During the 
enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring 
within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain 
of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 9:30 a.m. 
through 11:30 a.m. on March 12, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT James L. Fortin, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone: (630) 986-2155, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ecabeb7a3cac9a3c3dddbcde6e7edefe9e1a3d9effaebfcf9eff7fdcefbfdede9a0e3e7e2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e2a5e57432a2943233d3b2d06070d0f090143390f1a0b1c190f171d2e1b1d0d0940030702">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 on 
all waters of the Chicago River (Main Branch) between the N Columbus 
Drive Bridge and the Franklin-Orleans Street Bridge for the Chicago St. 
Patrick's Day Parade Dyeing of the River. This safety zone will be 
enforced from 9:30 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. on March 12, 2022.
    Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.930, 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. The 
designation of the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan's on-scene 
representative need not be in writing. Requests must be made in advance 
and approved by the Captain of the Port or a designated on-scene 
representative 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 a designated on-scene 
representative.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under the authority of 33 CFR 
165.930, 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, and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with 
notification of this enforcement period via Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-
scene representative may be contacted via VHF-FM Channel 16 or (414) 
747-7182.

    Dated: February 28, 2022.
Donald P. Montoro,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2022-04780 Filed 3-4-22; 8:45 am]
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