Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY, 4014 [05-1561]

Download as PDF 4014 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 18 / Friday, January 28, 2005 / Rules and Regulations until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Materials referred to in this document are available for inspection or copying at the office of the Eighth Coast Guard District, Bridge Administration Branch, Hale Boggs Federal Building, room 1313, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130–3310 between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (504) 589–2965. The Bridge Administration Branch of the Eighth Coast Guard District maintains the public docket for this temporary deviation. Coast Guard FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge may remain closed from 6 a.m. to midnight on the following days: January 19 through January 21; January 26 through January 28; and January 31 through February 5, 2005. This temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge maintenance. ADDRESSES: The BNSF RR has requested a temporary deviation in order to remove and replace the motor and transmission of the Bayou Boeuf Swing Bridge across Bayou Boeuf, mile 10.2, at Amelia, St. Mary Parish, LA. The repairs are necessary to ensure the proper operation of the bridge. This temporary deviation will allow the bridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday, February 14, 2005, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 15, 2005, and from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2005. As the bridge has no vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position, vessels will not be able to transit through the bridge site when the bridge is closed. Navigation at the site of the bridge consists mainly of tows with barges and some recreational pleasure craft. Due to prior experience, as well as coordination with waterway users, it has been determined that this closure will not have a significant effect on these vessels. An alternate route is available by using the GIWW, Morgan City to Port Allen Alternate Route. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), this work will be performed with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 13, 2005. Marcus Redford, Bridge Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–1560 Filed 1–27–05; 8:45 am] VerDate jul<14>2003 14:20 Jan 27, 2005 Jkt 205001 BILLING CODE 4910–15–P [CGD01–04–157] Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 Notice of temporary deviation from regulations. ACTION: [CGD05–04–168] RIN 1625–AA09 SUMMARY: David Frank, Bridge Administration Branch, telephone (504) 589–2965. BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 33 CFR Part 117 Dated: January 12, 2005. Gary Kassof, Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 05–1561 Filed 1–27–05; 8:45 am] This deviation is effective from January 19, 2005 through February 5, 2005. DATES: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard District, at (212) 668–7195. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Metropolitan Avenue Bridge has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 10 feet at mean high water and 15 feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.801(e). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner of the bridge, New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations to facilitate rehabilitation repairs at the bridge. The bridge must remain in the closed position to perform these repairs. Under this temporary deviation the NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue Bridge may remain in the closed position from 6 a.m. through midnight on the following days: January 19 through January 21; January 26 through January 28; and from January 31 through February 5, 2005. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35, and will be performed with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible. PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Christina River, Wilmington, DE Coast Guard, DHS. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing the regulations that govern the operation of the Norfolk Southern (NS) Railroad Bridge across Christina River, at mile 1.4, in Wilmington, DE. The bridge will remain open for vessel traffic, closing only for train crossings and periodic maintenance by an operator at a remote location. The final rule will maintain the bridge’s current level of operational capabilities and continue to provide for the reasonable needs of rail transportation and vessel navigation. DATES: This rule is effective February 28, 2005. ADDRESSES: Comments and material received from the public, as well as documents indicated in this preamble as being available in the docket, are part of docket CGD05–04–168 and are available for inspection or copying at Commander (obr), Fifth Coast Guard District, Federal Building, 1st Floor, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704–5004 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Fifth Coast Guard District maintains the public docket for this rulemaking. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anton Allen, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398–6227. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulatory History On October 12, 2004, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Christina River, Wilmington, DE’’ in the Federal Register (69 FR 60597). We received five letters commenting on the proposed rule. No public meeting was requested, and none was held. E:\FR\FM\28JAR1.SGM 28JAR1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-04-157]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, 
English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the 
Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York 
City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge may remain 
closed from 6 a.m. to midnight on the following days: January 19 
through January 21; January 26 through January 28; and January 31 
through February 5, 2005. This temporary deviation is necessary to 
facilitate bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from January 19, 2005 through 
February 5, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Metropolitan Avenue Bridge has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 10 feet at mean high water 
and 15 feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation 
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.801(e).
    The owner of the bridge, New York City Department of Transportation 
(NYCDOT), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation 
regulations to facilitate rehabilitation repairs at the bridge. The 
bridge must remain in the closed position to perform these repairs.
    Under this temporary deviation the NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue 
Bridge may remain in the closed position from 6 a.m. through midnight 
on the following days: January 19 through January 21; January 26 
through January 28; and from January 31 through February 5, 2005.
    This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 
33 CFR 117.35, and will be performed with all due speed in order to 
return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible.

    Dated: January 12, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-1561 Filed 1-27-05; 8:45 am]
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