Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fore River, ME, 7653 [05-2870]
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due speed in order to return the bridge
to normal operation as soon as possible.
Dated: January 31, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05–2870 Filed 2–14–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01–05–007]
33 CFR Part 165
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Fore River, ME
[COTP Western Alaska–05–002]
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
Safety Zones; Gulf of Alaska, Narrow
Cape, Kodiak Island, AK
The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the drawbridge operation
regulations for the Casco Bay Bridge,
mile 1.5, across the Fore River between
Portland and South Portland, Maine.
Under this temporary deviation, from
February 28, 2005 through March 4,
2005, bridge openings between the
hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. will require
a 24-hour advance notice. The bridge
will open on signal at all other times.
This temporary deviation is necessary to
facilitate mechanical repairs at the
bridge.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
February 28, 2005 through March 4,
2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast
Guard District, at (617) 223–8364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Casco
Bay Bridge has a vertical clearance in
the closed position of 55 feet at mean
high water and 64 feet at mean low
water. The existing drawbridge
operation regulations are listed at 33
CFR 117.5.
The bridge owner, Maine Department
of Transportation, requested a
temporary deviation from the
drawbridge operation regulations to
facilitate scheduled mechanical
maintenance, span lock repairs, at the
bridge.
Under this temporary deviation from
February 28, 2005 through March 4,
2005, bridge openings between the
hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. will require
a 24-hour advance notice. The bridge
will open on signal at all other times.
This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR
117.35, and will be performed with all
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Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is
establishing two temporary safety zones
in the Gulf of Alaska, in the proximity
of Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island, Alaska.
These zones are needed to protect
persons and vessels operating in the
vicinity of the safety zones during a
rocket launch from the Alaska
Aerospace Development Corporation,
Narrow Cape, Kodiak Island facility.
Entry of vessels or persons into these
zones is prohibited unless specifically
authorized by the Commander,
Seventeenth Coast Guard District, the
Coast Guard Captain of the Port,
Western Alaska, or their on-scene
representative.
This temporary final rule is
effective from 4 p.m. on February 12,
2005 through 11 p.m. on March 31,
2005. The safety zones will be enforced
each day of the effective period from 4
p.m. through 11 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this
preamble as being available in the
docket are available for inspection and
copying at Coast Guard Marine Safety
Office Anchorage, 510 ‘‘L’’ Street, Suite
100, Anchorage, AK 99501. Normal
Office hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT
Meredith Gillman, Marine Safety Office
Anchorage, at (907) 271–6700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Regulatory History
We did not publish a notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this
regulation. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(8), the
Coast Guard finds that good cause exists
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for not publishing an NPRM. Because
the hazardous condition is expected to
last for approximately six (6) hours of
each day, and because general
permission to enter the safety zones will
be given during non-hazardous times,
the impact of this rule on commercial
and recreational traffic is expected to be
minimal. Any delay encountered in this
regulation’s effective date would be
contrary to public interest because
immediate action is needed to protect
human life and property from possible
fallout from the rocket launch. The
parameters of the zones will not unduly
impair business and transits of vessels.
The Coast Guard will announce via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners the
anticipated date and time of each
launch and will grant general
permission to enter the safety zones
during those times in which the launch
does not pose a hazard to mariners.
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast
Guard finds that good cause exists for
making this rule effective less than 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register. The process of scheduling a
rocket launch is uncertain due to
unforeseen delays such as weather that
can cause cancellation of the launch.
The Coast Guard attempts to publish a
final rule as close to the expected
launch date as possible, however, these
attempts often prove futile due to
frequent re-scheduling. Any delay
encountered in this regulation’s
effective date would be contrary to
public interest since immediate action is
needed to protect human life and
property from possible fallout from the
rocket launch. The parameters of the
zones will not unduly impair business
and transits of vessels. The Coast Guard
will announce via Broadcast Notice to
Mariners the anticipated date and time
of each launch and will grant general
permission to enter the safety zones
during those times in which the launch
does not pose a hazard to mariners.
Background and Purpose
The Alaska Aerospace Development
Corporation will launch an unmanned
rocket from their facility at Narrow
Cape, Kodiak Island, Alaska between 5
p.m. and 11 p.m. during a seven-day
period between February 12, 2005 and
March 31, 2005. The safety zones are
necessary to protect spectators and
transiting vessels from the potential
hazards associated with the launch.
The Coast Guard will announce via
Broadcast Notice to Mariners the
anticipated date and time of the launch
and will grant general permission to
enter the safety zones during those
times in which a launch schedule does
not pose a hazard to mariners. Because
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[Rules and Regulations]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-05-007]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Fore River, ME
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
Casco Bay Bridge, mile 1.5, across the Fore River between Portland and
South Portland, Maine. Under this temporary deviation, from February
28, 2005 through March 4, 2005, bridge openings between the hours of 6
a.m. and 6 p.m. will require a 24-hour advance notice. The bridge will
open on signal at all other times. This temporary deviation is
necessary to facilitate mechanical repairs at the bridge.
DATES: This deviation is effective from February 28, 2005 through March
4, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John McDonald, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at (617) 223-8364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Casco Bay Bridge has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 55 feet at mean high water and 64
feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations
are listed at 33 CFR 117.5.
The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation, requested a
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations to
facilitate scheduled mechanical maintenance, span lock repairs, at the
bridge.
Under this temporary deviation from February 28, 2005 through March
4, 2005, bridge openings between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. will
require a 24-hour advance notice. The bridge will open on signal at all
other times.
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 31, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-2870 Filed 2-14-05; 8:45 am]
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