Safety Zone; Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Lake Michigan, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL
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The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Chicago Masters' Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K Open Water Swim event to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during a swim event. Our regulation for marine events within the Great Lakes Coast Guard District identified the safety zone for this event in Chicago, IL. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56779-56780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18130]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG-2026-1083]
Safety Zone; Ohio Street Beach Swim Course, Lake Michigan,
Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Chicago
Masters' Big Shoulders 5K and 2.5K Open Water Swim event to provide for
the safety of life on navigable waterways during a swim event. Our
regulation for marine events within the Great Lakes Coast Guard
District identified the safety zone for this event in Chicago, IL.
During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring
within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.
DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.932 will be enforced from 7 a.m.
through Noon on September 12, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notification of enforcement, call or email Lieutenant Kyle Goetz,
Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone: 630-986-2155,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d196d64700e101f70100e081e35343e3c3a32700a0a101d282e3e3a73303431"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94d0a4adb9c7d9d6b9d9c7c1d7fcfdf7f5f3fbb9c3c3d9d4e1e7f7f3baf9fdf8">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce a Safety Zone
regulation in 33 CFR 165.932 for the Chicago Masters' Big Shoulders 5K
and 2.5K Open Water Swim from 7 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, September 12,
2026. The regulation for the safety zone, Ohio
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Street Beach Swim Course, Lake Michigan, Chicago Harbor, Chicago, IL in
Sec. 165.932, specifies the location of the safety zone for this
event.
In accordance with the general regulations in Sec. 165.23, entry
into, transiting, or anchoring within this safety zone is prohibited
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Lake Michigan or
his or her designated representative.
This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be
permitted by the COTP, Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene
representative. Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within
the safety zone shall contact the COTP, Lake Michigan or an on-scene
representative to obtain permission to do so.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal
Register, the Coast Guard will provide the maritime community with
notification of this enforcement period 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. 2026-18130 Filed 9-3-26; 8:45 am]
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