Document ID: USCG-2019-0626-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: 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
Posted Date: 2019-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44698-44699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18281]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0626]

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

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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 319 and mile marker 322 from 7 a.m. through 2 p.m. on 
October 27, 2019. This action is necessary and intended to protect the 
safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and 
immediately after the Race4Row rowing 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 regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m. 
through 2 p.m. on October 27, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Tiziana Garner, 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 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 319 and mile marker 322. Enforcement 
will occur from 7 a.m. through 2 p.m. on October 27, 2019. During the 
enforcement period, no vessel may transit this regulated area without 
approval from the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a 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 an 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 or 
at (414) 747-7182.

    Dated: August 21, 2019.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2019-18281 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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