82 FR 19320 - Special Local Regulation; Regattas and Marine Parades in the COTP Lake Michigan Zone-Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race, Chicago, IL

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on the South Branch of the Chicago River for the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race in Chicago, Illinois. This regulated area will be enforced from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2017. This action is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life and property on navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after the Dragon Boat Race. During the enforcement period, no vessel may enter, transit through, or anchor within the regulated area without the approval from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19320-19321]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08501]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0327]


Special Local Regulation; Regattas and Marine Parades in the COTP 
Lake Michigan Zone--Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race, 
Chicago, IL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation on 
the South Branch of the Chicago River for the Chinatown Chamber of 
Commerce Dragon Boat Race in Chicago, Illinois. This regulated area 
will be enforced from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2017. This action 
is necessary and intended to ensure safety of life and property on 
navigable waters prior to, during, and immediately after the Dragon 
Boat Race. During the enforcement period, no vessel may enter, transit 
through, or anchor within the regulated area without the approval from 
the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 100.909 will be enforced from 8 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Lindsay Cook, Waterways 
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at 630-986-2155, email 
address [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local 
regulation in 33 CFR 100.909 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on June 24, 2017, 
for the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race. This action is 
being taken to provide for the safety of life on a navigable waterway 
during the regatta. The Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race; 
Chicago, IL, Sec.  100.909, specifies the location of the regulated 
area as all waters of the South Branch of the Chicago River from the 
West 18th St. Bridge at position 41[deg]51'28'' N., 087[deg]38'06'' W. 
to the Amtrak Bridge at position 41[deg]51'20'' N., 087[deg]38'13'' W. 
(NAD 83). 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 that obtain prior approval to transit the regulated area 
are required to

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operate at a no wake speed to reduce wake to a minimum, and in a manner 
which will not endanger participants in the event or any other craft. 
These rules shall not apply to participants in the event or vessels of 
the patrol operating in the performance of their assigned duties. The 
Captain of the Port or a designated representative may direct the 
anchoring, mooring, or movement of any boat or vessel within the 
regulated area.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR 
100.909, Chinatown Chamber of Commerce Dragon Boat Race; Chicago, IL 
and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). The Coast Guard will provide the maritime 
community with advance notice of the enforcement of this special local 
regulation via Broadcast Notice to Mariners and Local Notice to 
Mariners. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan, or a designated on-
scene representative may be contacted via Channel 16, VHF-FM.

    Dated: March 31, 2017.
A.B. Cocanour,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2017-08501 Filed 4-26-17; 8:45 am]
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