[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
[email protected].
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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