Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT, 20469 [05-7899]
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a categorical exclusion under section
2.B.2 of the Instruction. Therefore, this
rule is categorically excluded, under
figure 2–1, paragraph (32)(e), of the
Instruction, from further environmental
documentation. This final rule involves
modifying the existing drawbridge
operation regulation for a benefit of all
modes of transportation. It will not have
any impact on the environment.
regulations for the Amtrak Old
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4,
across the Connecticut River,
Connecticut. This deviation from the
regulations allows scheduled bridge
openings every two hours between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. each day from April 11,
2005 through April 30, 2005. This
deviation is necessary in order to
facilitate electrical repairs at the bridge.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
Bridges.
DATES:
Regulations
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This deviation is effective from
April 11, 2005 through April 30, 2005.
For the reasons set out in the preamble,
the Coast Guard is amending part 117 of
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
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PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE
OPERATION REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 117
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1; 33
CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued
under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106
Stat. 5039.
2. § 117.455 is revised to read as
follows:
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§ 117.455
Houma Navigation Canal.
The draw of SR 661 (Houma Nav
Canal) bridge, mile 36.0, at Houma,
shall open on signal; except that, the
draw need not open for the passage of
vessels Monday through Friday except
Federal holidays from 6:30 a.m. to 8:30
a.m., from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., from
12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and from 4:30
p.m. to 6 p.m.
Dated: April 8, 2005.
R.F. Duncan,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Judy
Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast
Guard District, at (212) 668–7195.
The Old
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, at mile 3.4,
across the Connecticut River has a
vertical clearance in the closed position
of 19 feet at mean high water and 22 feet
at mean low water. The existing
drawbridge operating regulations are
listed at 33 CFR 117.205(b).
The owner of the bridge, National
Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak), requested a temporary
deviation from the drawbridge operating
regulations to facilitate scheduled
electrical repairs at the bridge.
Under this temporary deviation the
Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge shall
open on signal at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12
p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. from April 11,
2005 through April 30, 2005. From 4
p.m. to 8 a.m. the draw shall open on
signal as soon as practicable for all noncommercial vessels that can not pass
under the closed draws, but in no case
shall the delay be more than 20 minutes
from the time the opening was
requested.
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: April 11, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 05–7899 Filed 4–19–05; 8:45 am]
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01–05–026]
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Connecticut River, CT
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
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33 CFR Part 117
[CGD08–05–003]
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Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, Houma, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing
the regulation governing the operation
of the SR 315 (Bayou Dularge) bascule
bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway, mile 59.9 west of Harvey
Lock, in Houma, Louisiana. An increase
in traffic during the noontime time
period facilitated a request to allow the
bridge to remain closed to navigation for
two (2), 30-minute periods in the
middle of the day. These closures will
allow local workers to transit the area
with minimal delays during the
noontime lunch period.
DATES: This rule is effective May 20,
2005.
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 [CGD08–05–003] and are
available for inspection or copying at
the office of the Eighth Coast Guard
District, Bridge Administration Branch,
501 Magazine Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70130–3396, between 7 a.m.
and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The Bridge
Administration Branch maintains the
public docket for this rulemaking.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Frank, Bridge Administration
Branch, at (504) 589–2965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Regulatory History
On January 28, 2005, we published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
entitled, ‘‘Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway,
Houma, LA,’’ in the Federal Register (70
FR 4074). We received four letters
commenting on the proposed rule. No
public meeting was requested, and none
was held.
The U. S. Coast Guard, at the request
of the State of Louisiana, Department of
Transportation and Development
(LDOTD), and supported by the
Terrebonne Parish Council, is modifying
SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the drawbridge operation
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-05-026]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT
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
Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4, across the Connecticut
River, Connecticut. This deviation from the regulations allows
scheduled bridge openings every two hours between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
each day from April 11, 2005 through April 30, 2005. This deviation is
necessary in order to facilitate electrical repairs at the bridge.
DATES: This deviation is effective from April 11, 2005 through April
30, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, at mile
3.4, across the Connecticut River has a vertical clearance in the
closed position of 19 feet at mean high water and 22 feet at mean low
water. The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33
CFR 117.205(b).
The owner of the bridge, National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating
regulations to facilitate scheduled electrical repairs at the bridge.
Under this temporary deviation the Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge
shall open on signal at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 p.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m.
from April 11, 2005 through April 30, 2005. From 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. the
draw shall open on signal as soon as practicable for all non-commercial
vessels that can not pass under the closed draws, but in no case shall
the delay be more than 20 minutes from the time the opening was
requested.
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.
Dated: April 11, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-7899 Filed 4-19-05; 8:45 am]
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