82_FR_47813 82 FR 47616 - 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

82 FR 47616 - 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

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range47616-47616
FR Document2017-22227

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47616]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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 [email protected].

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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                                             deviation from the operating regulations                During the enforcement period, no                     Entry of vessels or persons into this
                                             is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.                      vessel may transit this regulated area                zone is prohibited unless specifically
                                               Dated: October 5, 2017.                               without approval from the Captain of                  authorized by the Captain of the Port
                                             Steven Michael Fischer,
                                                                                                     the Port Lake Michigan or a Captain of                Lake Michigan.
                                                                                                     the Port Lake Michigan designated                     DATES: This rule is effective from 7:15
                                             Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard
                                             District.
                                                                                                     representative. Vessels and persons                   p.m. through 7:45 p.m. on October 13,
                                                                                                     granted permission to enter the safety                2017.
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–22169 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     zone shall obey all lawful orders or                  ADDRESSES: To view documents
                                             BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                                                                     directions of the Captain of the Port                 mentioned in this preamble as being
                                                                                                     Lake Michigan, or his or her on-scene                 available in the docket, go to http://
                                             DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND                                  representative.                                       www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2017–
                                                                                                       This notice of enforcement is issued
                                             SECURITY                                                                                                      0917 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
                                                                                                     under the authority of 33 CFR 165.930
                                                                                                                                                           ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
                                             Coast Guard                                             and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this
                                                                                                                                                           Folder on the line associated with this
                                                                                                     publication in the Federal Register, the
                                                                                                                                                           rule.
                                             33 CFR Part 165                                         Captain of the Port Lake Michigan will
                                                                                                     also provide notice through other                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
                                             [Docket No. USCG–2011–0228]                             means, which will include Broadcast                   you have questions about this rule, call
                                                                                                     Notice to Mariners, Local Notice to                   or email LT John Ramos, Marine Safety
                                             Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and                                                                            Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard;
                                                                                                     Mariners, distribution in leaflet form,
                                             Dam to Lake Michigan Including Des                                                                            telephone (630) 986–2155, email D09-
                                                                                                     and on-scene oral notice. Additionally,
                                             Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and                                                                           DG-MSUChicago-Waterways@uscg.mil.
                                                                                                     the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
                                             Ship Canal, Chicago River, and                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                     may notify representatives from the
                                             Calumet-Saganashkee Channel,
                                                                                                     maritime industry through telephonic                  I. Table of Abbreviations
                                             Chicago, IL
                                                                                                     and email notifications. If the Captain of
                                             AGENCY:  Coast Guard, DHS.                              the Port or a designated representative               CFR Code of Federal Regulations
                                                                                                     determines that the regulated area need               DHS Department of Homeland Security
                                             ACTION: Notice of enforcement of
                                                                                                     not be enforced for the full duration                 FR Federal Register
                                             regulation.                                                                                                   NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                     stated in this notice, he or she may use              § Section
                                             SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard will enforce                 a Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant               U.S.C. United States Code
                                             a segment of the Safety Zone; Brandon                   general permission to enter the
                                             Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan                      regulated area. The Captain of the Port               II. Background Information and
                                             including Des Plaines River, Chicago                    Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene                Regulatory History
                                             Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River,                 representative may be contacted via                      The Coast Guard is issuing this
                                             Calumet-Saganashkee Channel on all                      Channel 16, VHF–FM or at (414) 747–                   temporary rule without prior notice and
                                             waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship                 7182.                                                 opportunity to comment pursuant to
                                             Canal and South Branch of the Chicago                                                                         authority under section 4(a) of the
                                                                                                       Dated: October 6, 2017.
                                             River between mile marker 318.9 and                                                                           Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5
                                                                                                     Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
                                             mile marker 321.9 from 7 a.m. until 2                                                                         U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision
                                             p.m. on October 29, 2017. This action is                Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
                                                                                                     Port Lake Michigan.                                   authorizes an agency to issue a rule
                                             necessary to protect the waterway and                                                                         without prior notice and opportunity to
                                             vessels from the potential hazards                      [FR Doc. 2017–22227 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                     BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
                                                                                                                                                           comment when the agency for good
                                             associated with a rowing competition.                                                                         cause finds that those procedures are
                                             DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR                                                                              ‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary
                                             165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m.                                                                          to public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
                                             until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017.                                                                             553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that
                                                                                                     SECURITY
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If                                                                           good cause exists for not publishing a
                                             you have questions about this notice of                 Coast Guard                                           notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
                                             enforcement, call or email LT John                                                                            with respect to this rule because doing
                                             Ramos, Waterways Management                             33 CFR Part 165                                       so would be impracticable. The Coast
                                             Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, at                                                                      Guard did not receive the final details
                                                                                                     [Docket Number USCG–2017–0917]
                                             630–986–2155, email address D09-DG-                                                                           for this event until there was
                                             MSUChicago-Waterways@uscg.mil.                          RIN 1625–AA00                                         insufficient time remaining before the
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast                                                                          event to publish a NPRM. Thus,
                                             Guard will enforce a segment of the                     Safety Zone; Main Branch of the                       delaying the effective date of this rule to
                                             Safety Zone; Brandon Road Lock and                      Chicago River, Oktoberfest, Chicago,                  wait for a comment period to run would
                                             Dam to Lake Michigan including Des                      IL                                                    be impracticable because it would
                                             Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and                     AGENCY:    Coast Guard, DHS.                          inhibit the Coast Guard’s ability to
                                             Ship Canal, Chicago River, Calumet-                     ACTION:   Temporary final rule.                       protect the public and vessels from the
                                             Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL,                                                                             hazards associated with bridge based
                                             listed in 33 CFR 165.930. Specifically,                 SUMMARY:   The Coast Guard is                         fireworks displays on October 13, 2017.
                                             the Coast Guard will enforce this safety                                                                         We are issuing this rule, and under 5
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                                                                                                     establishing a temporary safety zone on
                                             zone on all waters of the Chicago                       the Main Branch of the Chicago River,                 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds
                                             Sanitary and Ship Canal and South                       Chicago, IL. This action is necessary and             that good cause exists for making this
                                             Branch of the Chicago River between                     intended to ensure safety of life on the              temporary rule effective less than 30
                                             mile marker 318.9 and mile marker                       navigable waters of the United States                 days after publication in the Federal
                                             321.9. Enforcement will occur from 7                    immediately prior to, during, and after               Register. For the same reasons
                                             a.m. until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017.                  a bridge based pyrotechnics display.                  discussed in the preceding paragraph,


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Document Created: 2017-10-13 04:33:05
Document Modified: 2017-10-13 04:33:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotice of enforcement of regulation.
DatesThe regulations in 33 CFR 165.930 will be enforced from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. on October 29, 2017.
ContactIf 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
FR Citation82 FR 47616 

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