Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT, 75939-75940 [05-24336]
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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
Bridges.
Regulations
For the reasons set out in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 117 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; 33 CFR 1.05–1(g);
Department of Homeland Security Delegation
No. 0170.1; section 117.255 also issued under
the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106 Stat.
5039.
2. Section 117.209(b) is revised to
read as follows:
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§ 117.209
Mianus River
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(b) The draw shall open on signal
from April 1 through October 31, from
9 p.m. to 5 a.m., after at least a four-hour
advance notice is given and from
November 1 through March 30, from 9
p.m. to 5 a.m., after at least a twentyfour-hour advance notice is given by
calling the number posted at the bridge.
Dated: December 7, 2005.
David P. Pekoske,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
First Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01–05–110]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations:
Connecticut River, CT
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
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regulations for the Amtrak Old
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge (Old
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge), mile 3.4,
across the Connecticut River,
Connecticut. This deviation from the
regulations allows the bridge to operate
on a fixed schedule for bridge openings
and two three-day closures from January
3, 2006 through February 1, 2006. This
deviation is necessary in order to
facilitate necessary scheduled bridge
maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
January 3, 2006 through February 1,
2006.
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 and mechanical bridge repairs.
In order to prosecute the above repairs
the bridge must open on a fixed bridge
opening schedule.
This deviation to the operating
regulations allows the Old SaybrookOld Lyme Bridge to operate from
January 3, 2006 through February 1,
2006, as follows:
From Monday through Friday, the
bridge shall open on signal at 8:15 a.m.,
12:15 p.m., and 2:15 p.m., daily. From
4 p.m. through 8 a.m. the bridge shall
open on signal after a four-hour advance
notice is given by calling the number
posted at the bridge.
On Saturday and Sunday, the bridge
shall open on signal at 8 a.m., 10 a.m.,
1 p.m., and 4 p.m., daily. From 4 p.m.
through 8 a.m. the bridge shall open on
signal after a four-hour advance notice
is given by calling the number posted at
the bridge.
The bridge shall open on signal for
commercial vessels at any time after a
four-hour advance notice is given by
calling the number posted at the bridge.
In addition the bridge may remain
closed for two three-day closures from
January 20, 2006 through January 22,
2006 and from January 27, 2006 through
January 29, 2006.
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
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regulations is authorized under 33 CFR
117.35.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 9
RIN 2900–AM36
Traumatic Injury Protection Rider to
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Interim final rule.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final
rule to implement section 1032 of the
‘‘Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Defense, the
Global War on Terror, and Tsunami
Relief, 2005,’’ (Public Law 109–13).
Section 1032 of Public Law 109–13
establishes an automatic traumatic
injury protection rider provision to
Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance
(SGLI), effective December 1, 2005,
providing automatic insurance for any
SGLI insured who sustains a serious
traumatic injury as prescribed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
collaboration with the Secretary of
Defense that results in certain losses
prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs in collaboration with the
Secretary of Defense. This rule specifies
the losses for which the traumatic injury
benefit (TSGLI) will be paid and the
amount of the TSGLI benefit payable for
each loss.
Section 1032(c)(1) of Public Law 109–
13 also provides for the payment of
TSGLI benefits to service members who
experienced a traumatic injury between
October 7, 2001, and the effective date
of section 1032 of Public Law 109–13,
i.e., December 1, 2005, if the loss was a
direct result of injuries incurred in
Operation Enduring Freedom or
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
DATES: Effective Date: This interim final
rule is effective December 20, 2005.
Comments must be received on or
before January 23, 2006.
Applicability Date: VA will apply this
rule to injuries incurred in Operation
Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
Freedom on or after October 7, 2001,
through and including November 30,
2005, and to all injuries incurred on or
after December 1, 2005.
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Mail or hand deliver written
comments to: Director, Regulations
Management (00REG1), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.,
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or fax comments to (202) 273–
9026; or e-mail comments through
https://www.Regulations.gov. Comments
should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AM36.’’ All
comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulations Management, Room 1063B,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Please call (202) 273–9515 for
an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Hosmer, Senior Insurance
Specialist/Attorney, Department of
Veterans Affairs Regional Office and
Insurance Center, P.O. Box 8079,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101, (215)
842–2000 ext. 4280.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSGLI
was designed to provide severely
injured service members who suffer a
loss as a direct result of a serious
traumatic injury, such as a loss of an
arm or leg, with monetary assistance to
help the member and the member’s
family through an often long and
arduous treatment and rehabilitation
period. In many instances, the family of
a member who suffers a traumatic loss
in the service of his or her country must
physically relocate in order to be with
the member during this period in order
to provide the member with emotional
support. Relocating an entire family is
not only disruptive but can and does
result in economic hardship to the
member and the member’s family
brought on by new and/or additional
living expenses, and in some cases the
loss of a job. TSGLI helps to lessen that
economic burden by providing
immediate financial relief.
Traumatic injury protection under
SGLI (TSGLI) is modeled after
commercial Accidental Death and
Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
coverage, specifically, the
‘‘dismemberment’’ portion of the
coverage, although as we explain below,
it deviates in some respects from the
commercial AD&D model to account for
the unique needs of military personnel.
We have relied on commercial AD&D
policies as a basis for the TSGLI
program for the following reasons.
According to 38 U.S.C. 1980A(a), TSGLI
is a ‘‘rider’’ to the existing SGLI group
policy, which the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs purchased from a commercial
life insurance company, Prudential
Insurance Company of America, on
behalf of service members. 38 U.S.C.
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1966. SGLI premiums after the first
policy year are readjusted by the
insurance company issuing the policy
‘‘on a basis determined by the Secretary
[of Veterans Affairs] in advance of such
year to be consistent with the general
practice of life insurance companies
under policies of group life insurance
issued to large employers.’’ AD&D
policies are often a rider to group life
insurance policies offered by
commercial life insurance companies. In
addition, VA is obligated to manage the
TSGLI program ‘‘on the basis of sound
actuarial principles,’’ 38 U.S.C.
1980A(e)(4) and (5), and these AD&D
models have proven to be actuarially
sound. Therefore, these rules
implementing the TSGLI program are
based on commercial AD&D policies,
which have a successful track record,
because TSGLI is a rider to a group life
insurance policy purchased from a
commercial life insurance company and
because AD&D policies are frequently
provided as a rider to a commercial life
insurance policy.
We are setting forth the rules for the
TSGLI program in a new regulation at
38 CFR 9.20. These rules were drafted
in collaboration with the Department of
Defense (DoD) as required by statute.
We have added definitions relevant to
the TSGLI program at 38 CFR 9.1(k)–(q).
The term ‘‘activities of daily living’’ is
defined in 38 U.S.C. 1965(11), as added
by section 1032(a)(1) of Public Law 109–
13, and we have restated the definition
in 38 CFR 9.1(k) because it is a technical
term that may not be readily understood
by the general public. We have added to
the statutory definition of ‘‘transferring’’
in 38 CFR 9.1(k)(6) the phrase ‘‘in or out
of bed or chair with or without
equipment,’’ in order to better explain
the meaning of the term. We have
defined pyogenic infection in 38 CFR
9.1(l) to mean ‘‘a pus-producing
infection.’’ The definitions of
contaminated substance and chemical,
biological and radiological weapons in
38 CFR 9.1(m) through (p) are based on
various sources, including the National
Center for Biotechnical Information, the
National Library of Medicine, the
National Institutes of Health, the DoD
Dictionary of Military Terms, and
commercial insurance industry sources.
We have reworded the definitions for
purposes of consistency and clarity.
We have defined ‘‘attending medical
professional’’ in 38 CFR 9.1(q) to mean
a licensed physician, optometrist, nurse
practitioner, registered nurse, or
physician assistant.
We have defined the term ‘‘traumatic
event’’ in 38 CFR 9.20(b)(1) to mean
‘‘the application of external force,
violence, chemical, biological, or
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-05-110]
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 (Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge),
mile 3.4, across the Connecticut River, Connecticut. This deviation
from the regulations allows the bridge to operate on a fixed schedule
for bridge openings and two three-day closures from January 3, 2006
through February 1, 2006. This deviation is necessary in order to
facilitate necessary scheduled bridge maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from January 3, 2006 through
February 1, 2006.
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 and mechanical bridge
repairs. In order to prosecute the above repairs the bridge must open
on a fixed bridge opening schedule.
This deviation to the operating regulations allows the Old
Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge to operate from January 3, 2006 through
February 1, 2006, as follows:
From Monday through Friday, the bridge shall open on signal at 8:15
a.m., 12:15 p.m., and 2:15 p.m., daily. From 4 p.m. through 8 a.m. the
bridge shall open on signal after a four-hour advance notice is given
by calling the number posted at the bridge.
On Saturday and Sunday, the bridge shall open on signal at 8 a.m.,
10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 4 p.m., daily. From 4 p.m. through 8 a.m. the
bridge shall open on signal after a four-hour advance notice is given
by calling the number posted at the bridge.
The bridge shall open on signal for commercial vessels at any time
after a four-hour advance notice is given by calling the number posted
at the bridge.
In addition the bridge may remain closed for two three-day closures
from January 20, 2006 through January 22, 2006 and from January 27,
2006 through January 29, 2006.
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
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regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 05-24336 Filed 12-21-05; 8:45 am]
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