Rule2026-08720
Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL
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Published
May 5, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a series of barge-based fireworks displays from May 23, 2026, to September 5, 2026. Our regulation for marine events within the Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, identifies the safety zone for this series of events in Chicago, IL. During the enforcement periods 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24124-24125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-08720]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2026-0350]
Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a series of
barge-based fireworks displays from May 23, 2026, to September 5, 2026.
Our regulation for marine events within the Chicago Harbor, Navy Pier
Southeast, identifies the safety zone for this series of events in
Chicago, IL. During the enforcement periods 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 165.931 will be subject to enforcement
for the safety zones identified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section below for the dates and times specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email LT Kyle Goetz, Waterways
Management Division, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone: (630) 986-2155, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3e7a0e07136d737c13736d6b7d56575d5f5951136969737e4b4d5d5910535752"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c087c75611f010e61011f190f24252f2d2b23611b1b010c393f2f2b62212520">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone
regulation in 33 CFR 165.931 for the Navy Pier Summer Series Fireworks.
The regulation in 33 CFR 165.931(a) specifies the location of the
safety zone for this series of events. This safety zone will be subject
to enforcement during the following dates and times:
(1) From 9:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. each Saturday, from May 23, 2026,
through September 5, 2026; and
(2) From 8:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each Wednesday, from May 27, 2026,
through September 2, 2026.
During the enforcement periods, vessels must obtain permission from
the COTP Lake Michigan or his or her designated representative to
enter, move within, or exit the safety zone. Vessels and persons
granted permission to enter the safety zone must obey all lawful orders
or directions of the COTP Lake Michigan or his or her designated
representative. Upon being hailed by the U.S. Coast Guard by siren,
radio, flashing light or other means, the operator of a vessel must
proceed as directed.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with
notification of these enforcement periods via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners. The COTP Lake Michigan may be reached by contacting the Coast
Guard Sector Lake Michigan Command Center at (833) 900-2247. An on-
scene designated representative may be reached via VHF-FM Channel 16.
R.N. Macon,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Lake Michigan.
[FR Doc. 2026-08720 Filed 5-4-26; 8:45 am]
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