[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64147-64148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26213]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2010-0950]
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 Ship and Sanitary Canal, Chicago River, Calumet-Saganashkee
Channel on all waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between
Mile Marker 291.0 and Mile Marker 296.1 from 4 p.m. on October 19, 2010
to 12 p.m. on October 20, 2010 and from 4 p.m. on October 20, 2010 to
10 a.m. on October 21, 2010. This action is necessary to protect the
waterways, waterway users, and vessels from hazards associated with
intensive fish sampling efforts in the Lockport pool to be conducted by
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). These sampling
efforts will include the setting of nets throughout this portion of the
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. The purpose of this sampling is to
provide essential information in connection with efforts to control the
spread of aquatic nuisance species that might devastate the waters of
the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal.
During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, mooring,
laying-up or anchoring within the enforced area of this safety zone by
any person or vessel is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of
the Port, Sector Lake
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Michigan, or his or her designated representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 will be enforced from 4
p.m. on October 19, 2010 to 12 p.m. on October 20, 2010 and from 4 p.m.
on October 20, 2010 to 10 a.m. on October 21, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice,
call or e-mail CDR Tim Cummins, Deputy Prevention Division, Ninth Coast
Guard District, telephone 216-902-6045, e-mail address
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce 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.T09-0166(a)(2), on all waters
of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between Mile Marker 291.0 and
Mile Marker 296.1 from 4 p.m. on October 19, 2010 to 12 p.m. on October
20, 2010 and then again from 4 p.m. on October 20, 2010 to 10 a.m. on
October 21, 2010.
This enforcement action is necessary because the Captain of the
Port, Sector Lake Michigan has determined that the IDNR fish sampling
effort poses risks to life and property. Specifically, there will be
congested waterways and the extensive placement of nets throughout the
portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal between Mile Marker
291.0 and Mile Marker 296.1. The combination of vessel traffic, nets,
and electric current in the water makes the control of vessels through
the impacted portion of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal necessary
to prevent injury and property loss.
In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23 of this
part, entry into, transiting, mooring, laying up, or anchoring within
the enforced area of this safety zone by any person or vessel is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake
Michigan, or his or her designated representative.
This notice is issued under authority of 33 CFR 165.T09-0166 and 5
U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice in the Federal Register, the
Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, will also provide notice
through other means, which may include but are not limited to Broadcast
Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to Mariners, local news media,
distribution in leaflet form, and on-scene oral notice. Additionally,
the Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan, may notify
representatives from the maritime industry through telephonic and e-
mail notifications.
Dated: October 5, 2010.
L. Barndt,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sector Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2010-26213 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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