Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL, 52565-52566 [2011-21456]
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ADDRESSES.
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 100 as follows:
PART 100 —REGULATED—SAFETY
OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS
1. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
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2. Add a temporary § 100.35T08–0194
to read as follows:
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§ 100.35T08–0194 Special Local
Regulations for Marine Events; Sabine
River, Orange, TX.
(a) Definitions. As used in this section
‘‘Participant Vessel’’ means all vessels
officially registered with event officials
to race or work in the event. These
vessels include race boats, rescue boats,
tow boats, and picket boats associated
with the race.
(b) Location. The following area is a
safety zone: All waters of the Sabine
River, shoreline to shoreline, adjacent to
the Naval Reserve Unit and the Orange
public boat ramps located in Orange,
TX. The northern boundary is from the
end of Navy Pier One at 30°05′45″ N
93°43′24″ W then easterly to the rivers
eastern shore. The southern boundary is
a line shoreline to shoreline at latitude
30°05′33″ N.
(c) Enforcement Period. This
regulation will be enforced daily from
8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on September 24 and
25, 2011.
(d) Regulations.
(1) In accordance with the general
regulations in § 100 of this part, entry
into this zone is prohibited to all vessels
except participant vessels and those
vessels specifically authorized by the
Captain of the Port, Port Arthur or a
designated representative.
(2) Persons or vessels requiring entry
into or passage through must request
permission from the Captain of the Port,
Port Arthur, or a designated
representative. They may be contacted
on VHF Channel 13 or 16, or by
telephone at (409) 723–6500.
(3) All persons and vessels shall
comply with the instructions of the
Captain of the Port, Port Arthur,
designated representatives and
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designated on-scene U.S. Coast Guard
patrol personnel. On-scene U.S. Coast
Guard patrol personnel include
commissioned, warrant, and petty
officers of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Dated: June 29, 2011.
Z.H. Pickett,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of
the Port, Port Arthur Acting.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket Number USCG–2011–0761]
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
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Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation
governing the operation of the Elgin
Joliet and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge,
across the Illinois Waterway, mile 290.1,
at Joliet, Illinois. The deviation is
necessary to allow the replacement of
the existing bridge miter rail joints and
installation of lift span alignment guides
to ensure precise seating. This deviation
allows the bridge to be maintained in
the closed-to-navigation position for ten
hours.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 30, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2011–
0761 and are available online by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2011–0761 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 FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you
have questions on this rule, call or email
Eric A. Washburn, Bridge
Administrator, Western Rivers, Coast
Guard; telephone (314) 269–2378,
e-mail Eric.Washburn@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing the docket,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
may submit your comments and
material online (https://
www.regulations.gov), or by fax, mail or
hand delivery, but please use only one
of these means. If you submit a
comment online via https://
www.regulations.gov, it will be
considered received by the Coast Guard
when you successfully transmit the
comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or
mail your comment, it will be
considered as having been received by
the Coast Guard when it is received at
the Docket Management Facility. We
recommend that you include your name
and a mailing address, an e-mail
address, or a phone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact
you if we have questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, click on the
‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will
then become highlighted in blue. In the
‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011–
0591,’’ click ‘‘Search,’’ and then click on
the balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’
column. If you submit your comments
by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than
81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying
and electronic filing. If you submit them
by mail and would like to know that
they reached the Facility, please enclose
a stamped, self-addressed postcard or
envelope. We will consider all
comments and material received during
the comment period and may change
the rule based on your comments.
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations; request for comments.
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We encourage you to participate in
this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All
comments received will be posted,
without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as
documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, click on the
‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then
become highlighted in blue. In the
‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011–
0591’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the
‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’
column. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12–140
on the ground floor of the Department
of Transportation West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. We have an agreement with
the Department of Transportation to use
the Docket Management Facility.
The Commander, Fifth Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the regulation governing
the operation of the CSX Railroad
Vertical Lift Bridge across the Anacostia
River, mile 3.4, at Washington, DC. This
deviation will test a change to the
drawbridge operation schedule to
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG–2011–0591),
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic
form of comments received into any of
our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review a Privacy
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Canadian National Railway requested a
temporary deviation for the Elgin Joliet
and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge, across
the Illinois Waterway, mile 290.1, at
Joliet, Illinois to remain in the closedto-navigation position for ten hours
while repair work is done on the
drawbridge. The Elgin Joliet and Eastern
Railroad Drawbridge currently operates
in accordance with 33 CFR 117.393(d),
which states that the drawspan is
normally maintained in the fully open
to navigation position and the
drawbridge is operated by remote
operator located at the Elgin, Joliet &
Eastern offices in East Joliet, Illinois.
There are no alternate routes for
vessels transiting this section of the
Illinois Waterway.
The Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad
Drawbridge, in the closed-to-navigation
position, provides a vertical clearance of
24.6 feet above normal pool. Navigation
on the waterway consists primarily of
commercial tows and recreational
watercraft. This temporary deviation has
been coordinated with waterway users.
No objections were received.
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: August 2, 2011.
Eric A. Washburn,
Bridge Administrator, Western Rivers.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2011–0591]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Anacostia River, Washington, DC
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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determine whether a permanent change
to the schedule is necessary. This
deviation will change the current eight
hour advance notice requirement for a
bridge opening to a 48 hour advance
notice requirement for a bridge opening.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
August 23, 2011 through February 21,
2012.
Comments and related material must
be received by the Coast Guard on
December 21, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2011–0591 using any one of the
following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail: 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–
0001.
(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail
address above, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The telephone number
is 202–366–9329.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
If
you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or e-mail Lindsey Middleton,
Coast Guard; telephone 757–398–6629,
e-mail Lindsey.R.Middleton@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket Number USCG-2011-0761]
RIN 1625-AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Illinois Waterway, Joliet, IL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the
Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge, across the Illinois
Waterway, mile 290.1, at Joliet, Illinois. The deviation is necessary
to allow the replacement of the existing bridge miter rail joints and
installation of lift span alignment guides to ensure precise seating.
This deviation allows the bridge to be maintained in the closed-to-
navigation position for ten hours.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on August 30,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-0761 and are available online
by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-0761 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 FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email Eric A. Washburn, Bridge Administrator, Western Rivers,
Coast Guard; telephone (314) 269-2378, e-mail Eric.Washburn@uscg.mil.
If you have questions on viewing the docket,
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call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Canadian National Railway requested a
temporary deviation for the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad
Drawbridge, across the Illinois Waterway, mile 290.1, at Joliet,
Illinois to remain in the closed-to-navigation position for ten hours
while repair work is done on the drawbridge. The Elgin Joliet and
Eastern Railroad Drawbridge currently operates in accordance with 33
CFR 117.393(d), which states that the drawspan is normally maintained
in the fully open to navigation position and the drawbridge is operated
by remote operator located at the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern offices in
East Joliet, Illinois.
There are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section
of the Illinois Waterway.
The Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge, in the closed-to-
navigation position, provides a vertical clearance of 24.6 feet above
normal pool. Navigation on the waterway consists primarily of
commercial tows and recreational watercraft. This temporary deviation
has been coordinated with waterway users. No objections were received.
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: August 2, 2011.
Eric A. Washburn,
Bridge Administrator, Western Rivers.
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