Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Pontchartrain, Between Jefferson and St. Tammany Parishes, LA, 12476-12477 [2012-4919]
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closure periods for the bridge so that
vessels can arrange their transits to
minimize any impacts caused by the
temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its
original 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: February 10, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0012]
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Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Curtis Creek, Baltimore, MD
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the I–695 Bridge,
across Curtis Creek, mile 1.0, at
Baltimore, MD. This deviation allows
the bridge to operate on a restricted
schedule including six (6) multi-day
closures to complete structural repairs.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on March 1, 2012, to 11:59 p.m.
on July 17, 2012. The deviation has been
enforced with actual notice since
February 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2012–
0012 and are available online by going
to www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2012–0012 in the ‘‘Keyword’’
box, and 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 Bill
H. Brazier, Bridge Management
Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District;
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telephone 757–398–6422, email
Bill.H.Brazier@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
Maryland Transportation Authority,
who owns and operates this double-leaf
bascule drawbridge, has requested a
temporary deviation from the current
operating schedule set out in 33 CFR
117.557 which requires the bridge to
open on signal if at least a one-hour
advance notice is given to the Maryland
Transit Authority in Baltimore.
The I–695 Bridge has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 58
feet, above mean high water.
Under this temporary deviation to
facilitate the replacement of the grid
deck, floor beams and stringers, the
drawbridge will be closed for six (6)
multi-day periods from 7 a.m. on
February 10, 2012, through 7 a.m. May
17, 2012, as is more specifically set out
below. During these closure periods no
vessel openings will be provided. At all
others times, vessel openings will be
provided on signal if at least 24 hours
advance notice is given.
This temporary deviation will not
significantly disrupt vessel traffic
because mariners can plan their trips to
pass through the bridge between the
closure periods when the bridge will be
fully operational and vessels that can
pass under the bridge without a bridge
opening may do so at all times. There
is no alternate route for vessels and the
bridge will not be able to open in the
event of an emergency during the stated
closure periods.
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.
During this deviation, the bridge will
operate as follows:
(1) From 6 a.m. on February 10
through 11:59 p.m. on July 17, 2012,
will open on signal if at least 24 hours
advance notice is given, except
(2) The bridge need not open during
the following specified closure periods:
(i) From 7 a.m. on February 10, 2012
until 7 a.m. on February 15, 2012;
(ii) From 7 a.m. on February 18, 2012
until 7 a.m. on February 24, 2012;
(iii) From 7 a.m. on February 28, 2012
until 7 a.m. on March 10, 2012;
(iv) From 7 a.m. on April 12 until
7 a.m. on April 19, 2012;
(v) From 7 a.m. on April 28, 2012
until 7 a.m. on May 4, 2012; and
(vi) From 7 a.m. on May 7, 2012 until
7 a.m. on May 17, 2012.
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Dated: January 30, 2012.
William D. Lee,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Fifth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0108]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Lake Pontchartrain, Between Jefferson
and St. Tammany Parishes, LA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commander, Eighth
Coast Guard District has issued a
temporary deviation from the
regulations governing the operation of
the north bascule span of the Greater
New Orleans Expressway Commission
Causeway across Lake Pontchartrain
between Metairie, Jefferson Parish and
Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana. This deviation allows the
draws of the bridge to remain closed to
navigation for four days to allow for the
repair and maintenance of mechanical
parts of the bascule.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 until
6 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2012–
0108 and are available online by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2012–0108 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
email Mr. Jim Wetherington, Bridge
Specialist, Eighth Coast Guard District
Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone 504–671–2128 or email
james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing the docket,
call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUMMARY:
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The
Greater New Orleans Expressway
Commission requested a temporary
deviation from the published regulation
for the Greater New Orleans Expressway
Commission Causeway bascule bridge
across Lake Pontchartrain. The bridge
provides 42.6 feet of vertical clearance
when closed above mean high water,
and unlimited clearance above MHW in
the open-to-navigation position.
Currently, according to 33 CFR
117.467(b), the draw of the Greater New
Orleans Expressway Commission
Causeway bascule bridge shall open on
signal if at least three hours notice is
given; except that the draw need not be
open for the passage of vessels Monday
through Fridays except Federal
holidays, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The draw will
open on signal for any vessel in distress
or vessel waiting immediately following
the closures listed above.
This deviation allows the bridge to
remain closed to navigation for four (4)
days from 6 a.m. on March 13, 2012
through 6 p.m. on March 16, 2012.
Navigation on the waterway consists
mainly of recreational vessels. The
Coast Guard has coordinated the closure
with other Coast Guard units. These
dates and this schedule were chosen to
minimize the effects on vessel traffic;
however, vessels that may pass under
the bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position can do so any anytime. The
bridge will not be able to open for
emergencies.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35,
this work will be performed with
flexibility in order to return the bridge
to normal operations as soon as
possible. This deviation from the
operating regulations is authorized
under 33 CFR 117.35.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: February 10, 2012.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
36 CFR Part 242
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 100
[Docket No. FWS–R7–SM–2011–0068;
FXFR13350700640L6–123–FF07J00000]
RIN 1018–AX95
Subsistence Management Regulations
for Public Lands in Alaska—Subpart CBoard Determinations; Rural
Determinations
Forest Service, Agriculture;
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; extension of
compliance date and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
This final rule extends the
compliance date for the final rule that
revised the list of nonrural areas
identified by the Federal Subsistence
Board (Board). On May 7, 2007, the
Board published a final rule changing
the rural determination for several
communities or areas in Alaska. These
communities had five years following
the date of publication to come into
compliance. In 2009 the Secretary of the
Interior initiated a review of the Federal
Subsistence Program. An ensuing
directive was for the Federal
Subsistence Board to review its
processes for determining the rural and
nonrural status of communities. As a
result, the Board has initiated a review
of the rural determination process and
the rural determination findings. The
Board finds that it is in the public’s
interest to extend the compliance date
of the 2007 final rule until the review
is complete or in 5 years, whichever
comes first.
DATES: Compliance: The compliance
date for the final rule revising 36 CFR
242.23 and 50 CFR 100.23 published
May 7, 2007 (72 FR 25688), and
effective June 6, 2007, is extended until
either the rural determination process
and findings review is completed or 5
years, whichever comes first. We will
publish a document announcing the
compliance date in the Federal Register.
Comments: Comments will be
received until April 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Electronically: Go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
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FWS–R7–SM–2011–0068, which is the
docket number for this rulemaking.
• By hard copy: U.S. mail or handdelivery to: USFWS, Office of
Subsistence Management, 1011 East
Tudor Road, MS 121, Attn: Theo
Matuskowitz, Anchorage, AK 99503–
6199, or hand delivery to the Designated
Federal Official attending any of the
Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory
Council public meetings. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
additional information on locations of
the public meetings.
We will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of
Subsistence Management; (907) 786–
3888 or subsistence@fws.gov. For
questions specific to National Forest
System lands, contact Steve Kessler,
Regional Subsistence Program Leader,
USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region;
(907) 743–9461 or skessler@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under Title VIII of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126),
the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries)
jointly implement the Federal
Subsistence Management Program
(Program). This Program grants a
preference for subsistence uses of fish
and wildlife resources on Federal public
lands and waters in Alaska. The
Secretaries first published regulations to
carry out this program in the Federal
Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940).
These regulations have subsequently
been amended several times. This
Program is a joint effort between Interior
and Agriculture, as a result these
regulations are located in two titles of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):
Title 36, ‘‘Parks, Forests, and Public
Property,’’ and Title 50, ‘‘Wildlife and
Fisheries,’’ at 36 CFR 242.1–28 and 50
CFR 100.1–28, respectively. The
regulations contain subparts as follows:
Subpart A, General Provisions; Subpart
B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board
Determinations; and Subpart D,
Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife.
Federal Subsistence Board
Consistent with subpart B of these
regulations, the Secretaries established a
Federal Subsistence Board to administer
the Federal Subsistence Management
Program. The Board comprises:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0108]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Pontchartrain, Between
Jefferson and St. Tammany Parishes, LA
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 regulations governing the operation of the
north bascule span of the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission
Causeway across Lake Pontchartrain between Metairie, Jefferson Parish
and Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows
the draws of the bridge to remain closed to navigation for four days to
allow for the repair and maintenance of mechanical parts of the
bascule.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13,
2012 until 6 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2012-0108 and are available online
by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0108 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 email Mr. Jim Wetherington, Bridge Specialist, Eighth Coast
Guard District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128
or email james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. If you have questions on
viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Greater New Orleans Expressway
Commission requested a temporary deviation from the published
regulation for the Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission Causeway
bascule bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. The bridge provides 42.6 feet
of vertical clearance when closed above mean high water, and unlimited
clearance above MHW in the open-to-navigation position. Currently,
according to 33 CFR 117.467(b), the draw of the Greater New Orleans
Expressway Commission Causeway bascule bridge shall open on signal if
at least three hours notice is given; except that the draw need not be
open for the passage of vessels Monday through Fridays except Federal
holidays, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The draw
will open on signal for any vessel in distress or vessel waiting
immediately following the closures listed above.
This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed to navigation for
four (4) days from 6 a.m. on March 13, 2012 through 6 p.m. on March 16,
2012.
Navigation on the waterway consists mainly of recreational vessels.
The Coast Guard has coordinated the closure with other Coast Guard
units. These dates and this schedule were chosen to minimize the
effects on vessel traffic; however, vessels that may pass under the
bridge in the closed-to-navigation position can do so any anytime. The
bridge will not be able to open for emergencies.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35, this work will be performed with
flexibility in order to return the bridge to normal operations as soon
as possible. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: February 10, 2012.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-4919 Filed 2-29-12; 8:45 am]
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