Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY, 66258 [05-21850]
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33 CFR Part 117
Coast Guard
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33 CFR Part 117
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Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English
Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY
ACTION:
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 in the closed position from
November 14, 2005 through November
20, 2005. This temporary deviation is
necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge
maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
November 14, 2005 through November
20, 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 scheduled
bridge repairs.
Under this temporary deviation the
NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue Bridge
may remain in the closed position from
November 14, 2005 through November
20, 2005.
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 changing
the regulation governing the Chief John
Ross Drawbridge, mile 464.1, across the
Tennessee River at Chattanooga,
Tennessee. Under the temporary
change, the drawbridge need not open
for river traffic and may remain in the
closed-to-navigation position from 8
a.m., December 1, 2005 until 8 a.m., July
1, 2006. This temporary change will
allow the drawbridge to be maintained
in the closed-to-navigation position to
allow major repair work to be performed
on the bridge.
DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m.,
December 1, 2005 through 8 a.m., July
1, 2006.
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 [CGD08–05–041] and are
available for inspection or copying at
room 2.107f in the Robert A. Young
Federal Building, Eighth Coast Guard
District, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis,
MO 63103–2831 between 8 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge
Administrator, (314) 539–3900,
extension 2378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory Information
On August 25, 2005, we published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
entitled Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Tennessee River,
Chattanooga, TN in the Federal Register
(70 FR 49900). We received no letters
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commenting on the proposed rule. No
public meeting was requested, and none
was held.
Background and Purpose
On February 11, 2005, the State of
Tennessee Department of
Transportation requested a temporary
change to the operation of the Chief
John Ross Drawbridge, across the
Tennessee River, mile 464.1, at
Chattanooga, Tennessee to allow the
drawbridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position for seven months to
perform major repairs to the bridge. The
drawbridge has a vertical clearance of
58.7 feet above normal pool in the
closed-to-navigation position.
Navigation on the waterway consists
primarily of commercial tows and
recreational watercraft that will be
minimally impacted by the closure
period. Presently, the draw opens on
signal for the passage of river traffic
when the vertical clearance beneath the
draw is 50 feet or less. When the vertical
clearance beneath the draw is more than
50 feet, at least eight hours notice is
required.
The Tennessee Department of
Transportation requested the
drawbridge be permitted to remain in
the closed-to-navigation position from 8
a.m., December 1, 2005, until 8 a.m.,
July 1, 2006. This temporary change to
the drawbridge’s schedule has been
coordinated with the commercial
waterway operators.
Discussion of Comments and Changes
We received no comments on the
NPRM, and have made no changes from
the proposed rule.
Regulatory Evaluation
This rule is not a ‘‘significant
regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs
and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that
Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that
Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the
regulatory policies and procedures of
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS).
The Coast Guard expects this
temporary change will have minimal
economic impact on commercial traffic
operating on the Tennessee River. There
is sufficient height, when the
drawbridge is closed, to allow for the
vast majority of commercial users to
pass.
Small Entities
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-05-098]
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 in
the closed position from November 14, 2005 through November 20, 2005.
This temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge
maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from November 14, 2005 through
November 20, 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 scheduled bridge repairs.
Under this temporary deviation the NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue
Bridge may remain in the closed position from November 14, 2005 through
November 20, 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: October 25, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-21850 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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