[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22227]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0228]


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 and South 
Branch of the Chicago River between mile marker 318.9 and mile marker 
321.9 from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017. This action is 
necessary to protect the waterway and vessels from the potential 
hazards associated with a rowing competition.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m. 
until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT John Ramos, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, email 
address <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bffb8f8692fbf892f2eceafcd7d6dcded8d092e8decbdacdc8dec6ccffcaccdcd891d2d6d3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fbbfcbc2d6bfbcd6b6a8aeb89392989a9c94d6ac9a8f9e898c9a8288bb8e88989cd5969297">[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. 
Specifically, the Coast Guard will enforce this safety zone on all 
waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and South Branch of the 
Chicago River between mile marker 318.9 and mile marker 321.9. 
Enforcement will occur from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017. 
During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated 
area without approval from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a 
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan designated representative. 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 the 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 will include Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, 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. If the Captain of the Port or a 
designated representative determines that the regulated area 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 regulated area. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a 
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via Channel 16, 
VHF-FM or at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: October 6, 2017.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-22227 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
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