Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA, 59477-59478 [E9-27638]

Download as PDF pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 18, 2009 / Rules and Regulations SUMMARY: The Commander Fifth Coast Guard District has issued a temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the TaconyPalmyra Bridge (Route 73), across the Delaware River, mile 107.2 between the townships of Tacony, PA and Palmyra, NJ. The deviation is necessary to facilitate the resurfacing of the bridge roadway. This deviation reduces the vertical clearance of the bridge in the closed position by three feet and restricts operation of the draw span. DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 p.m. on November 16, 2009, until 5 a.m. on December 23, 2009. ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket are part of docket USCG–2009– 0976 and are available online by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–2009–0976 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ They are also available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call or e-mail Terrance Knowles, Environmental Protection Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District; telephone 757–398–6587, e-mail Terrance.A.Knowles@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Burlington County Bridge Commission, who owns and operates this bascule drawbridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.5 and 117.716(b) to facilitate the resurfacing of the bridge roadway. The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge (Route 73) at mile 107.2, across the Delaware River, between Tacony, PA and Palmyra, NJ, has a vertical clearance in the closed position to vessels of 53 feet above mean high water (MHW). This clearance will be reduced for safety netting by approximately three feet to 50 feet above MHW. Under this temporary deviation, the resurfacing repairs will restrict the operation of the draw span on the following dates and times: Closed-to-navigation each day from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., from 9 p.m. on November 16, 2009 to 5 a.m. on November 24, 2009; and from 9 p.m. on November 30, 2009 to 5 a.m. on December 23, 2009; VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:15 Nov 17, 2009 Jkt 220001 except vessel openings will be provided with at least four hours advance notice given to the bridge operator at (856) 829–3002 or via marine radio on Channel 13. The drawbridge will open in the event of an emergency. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without a bridge opening may do so at all times. There are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section of the Delaware River. The Coast Guard has coordinated the restrictions with the Delaware River Pilots Association and will inform the other users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the closure periods for the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. Dated: November 6, 2009. Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, by direction of the Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. E9–27635 Filed 11–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2009–0967] Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of temporary deviation from regulations. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the California Route 160 Drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, near Rio Vista, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow Caltrans to conduct drawbridge maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position during the maintenance period. DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on November 18, 2009 through 4 p.m. on November 20, 2009. ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket are part of docket USCG–2009– PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 59477 0967 and are available online by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–2009–0967 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This material is also available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, call or e-mail David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510–437–3516, e-mail David.H.Sulouff@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 9826. Caltrans requested a time extension to the temporary change to the operation of the California Route 160 Drawbridge, mile 0.1, Three Mile Slough, near Rio Vista, CA. Reference docket USCG–2009– 0896. The drawbridge navigation span provides a vertical clearance of 12 feet above Mean High Water in the closedto-navigation position. The drawbridge opens on signal as required by 33 CFR 117.5. Navigation on the waterway is commercial and recreational. The drawbridge will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, from November 18, 2009 through November 20, 2009, to allow Caltrans to replace the industrial staircase leading to the control house. At all other times during this period, and on November 11, 2009, Veterans Day Holiday, the drawbridge will open on signal as required by 33 CFR 117.5. This temporary deviation has been coordinated with commercial and recreational waterway users. There is no anticipated levee maintenance during this deviation period. No objections to the proposed temporary deviation were raised. Vessels that can transit the drawbridge, while in the closed-tonavigation position, may continue to do so at any time. In the event of an emergency the drawbridge can be opened with 4 hours advance notice. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\18NOR1.SGM 18NOR1 59478 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 18, 2009 / Rules and Regulations Dated: November 4, 2009. J.R. Castillo, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. E9–27638 Filed 11–17–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 9 RIN 2900–AN39 Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance—Dependent Coverage Department of Veterans Affairs. Final rule. AGENCY: pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with RULES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) regulations in order to implement sec. 402 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. Section 402 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 extended SGLI dependent coverage to an insured member’s stillborn child. This final rule defines the term ‘‘member’s stillborn child.’’ DATES: Effective Date: November 18, 2009. Applicability Date: VA will apply this rule to deaths occurring on or after October 10, 2008, the date of enactment of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Hosmer, Senior Attorney-Advisor, Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office and Insurance Center (310/290B), P.O. Box 8079, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101, (215) 842–2000, ext 4280. (This is not a toll free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001, Public Law 107–14, established a program of family insurance coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) through which the dependents of SGLI-insured service members could also be insured. Section 4 of Public Law 107–14 amended section 1965 of title 38, United States Code (U.S.C.), which defines various terms for SGLI purposes, to define the term ‘‘insurable dependent’’ as a member’s spouse or a member’s child (as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(4)(A)). Section 101(4)(A) defines the term ‘‘child’’ in part as an unmarried person who: (1) Is under the age of 18 years; (2) became permanently incapable of self support before attaining the age of 18; or (3) after VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:15 Nov 17, 2009 Jkt 220001 attaining the age of 18 and until completion of education or training (but not after attaining the age of 23) is pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution. Under Public Law 107–14, stillborn children were not eligible for coverage under SGLI as insurable dependents. Effective October 10, 2008, section 402 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110–389, amended 38 U.S.C. 1965(10) to include a service member’s stillborn child as an insurable dependent under the SGLI program. We are adding to 38 CFR 9.1 a new paragraph (k) to define the term ‘‘member’s stillborn child’’ as a member’s natural child whose death occurs before expulsion, extraction, or delivery and: (1) Whose fetal weight is 350 grams or more; or (2) if the fetal weight is unknown, whose duration in utero was 20 or more completed weeks of gestation, calculated from the date the last normal menstrual period began to the date of expulsion, extraction, or delivery. Our definition of the term excludes a fetus or child extracted for purposes of an abortion. Our definition is consistent with Congressional intent that VA issue regulations that define the term ‘‘stillborn child’’ consistently with the 1992 recommended reporting requirements of the Model State Vital Statistics Act and Regulations (Model Act) as drafted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. S. Rep. 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The death is indicated by the fact that[,] after such expulsion or extraction, the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 muscles. Heartbeats are to be distinguished from transient cardiac contractions; respirations are to be distinguished from fleeting respiratory efforts or gasps.’’ Model Act section (1)(b). We do not include in § 9.1(k) the portion of the Model Act definition that describes what indicates death because a child who is not stillborn but later dies, is already a dependent covered under SGLI. Therefore, nuanced distinctions are unnecessary. Pursuant to Congressional intent, our definition fully complies with the Model Act. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 18, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 59477-59478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27638]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0967]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
California Route 160 Drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, 
near Rio Vista, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow Caltrans to 
conduct drawbridge maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position during the maintenance 
period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on November 18, 2009 
through 4 p.m. on November 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2009-0967 and are available online 
by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2009-0967 in the 
``Keyword'' box and then clicking ``Search.'' This material is also 
available for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility 
(M-30), U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or e-mail David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge Section, Eleventh Coast 
Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516, e-mail 
David.H.Sulouff@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Caltrans requested a time extension to the 
temporary change to the operation of the California Route 160 
Drawbridge, mile 0.1, Three Mile Slough, near Rio Vista, CA. Reference 
docket USCG-2009-0896. The drawbridge navigation span provides a 
vertical clearance of 12 feet above Mean High Water in the closed-to-
navigation position. The drawbridge opens on signal as required by 33 
CFR 117.5. Navigation on the waterway is commercial and recreational.
    The drawbridge will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 8 a.m. through 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, from November 18, 
2009 through November 20, 2009, to allow Caltrans to replace the 
industrial staircase leading to the control house. At all other times 
during this period, and on November 11, 2009, Veterans Day Holiday, the 
drawbridge will open on signal as required by 33 CFR 117.5. This 
temporary deviation has been coordinated with commercial and 
recreational waterway users. There is no anticipated levee maintenance 
during this deviation period. No objections to the proposed temporary 
deviation were raised.
    Vessels that can transit the drawbridge, while in the closed-to-
navigation position, may continue to do so at any time.
    In the event of an emergency the drawbridge can be opened with 4 
hours advance notice.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.


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    Dated: November 4, 2009.
J.R. Castillo,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. E9-27638 Filed 11-17-09; 8:45 am]
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