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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0853]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Pequonnock River, Bridgeport, CT,
Maintenance
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commander, First Coast
Guard District, has issued a temporary
deviation from the regulation governing
the operation of the Metro North (Peck)
Bridge across the Pequonnock River,
mile 0.3, at Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The deviation allows the bridge to
remain in the closed position to
facilitate electrical repairs.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
October 1, 2012 through October 31,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2012–
0853 and are available online at
www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG–
2012–0853 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 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 Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project
Officer, First Coast Guard District,
telephone (212) 668–7165, email
judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call
Renne V. Wright, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
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The Metro
North (Peck) Bridge, across the
Pequonnock River, mile 0.3, at
Bridgeport, Connecticut, has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 26
feet at mean high water and 32 feet at
mean low water. The drawbridge
operation regulations are listed at 33
CFR 117.219(b).
The waterway users are recreational
vessels and commercial lobster boats.
The Metro North (Peck) Bridge rarely
opens for vessel traffic. The bridge has
received no requests to open during the
past two years except for bridge testing
and repairs.
The operator of the bridge, Metro
North Railroad, requested a temporary
deviation from the regulations to
facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance,
miter rail repair, at the bridge. The Coast
Guard previously granted a temporary
deviation (77 FR 40266) to Metro North
in effect from July 9, 2012 through
September 30, 2012 to facilitate bridge
repairs; however, the bridge repair work
will not be completed by the end of
September as planned due to various
scheduling issues.
As a result of the above information,
a second temporary deviation was
requested by Metro North to facilitate
completion of the repairs at the bridge.
Under this temporary deviation the
Metro North (Peck) Bridge may remain
in the closed position from October 1,
2012 through October 31, 2012.
There are no alternate routes available
to marine traffic. Vessels that can pass
under the bridge in the closed position
may do so at all times. The bridge can
be opened in the event of an emergency.
The waterway users were advised of
the requested bridge closure and offered
no objection.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the bridge 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:
Dated: September 12, 2012.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2012–0864]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
James River, Newport News, VA
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 US 17/258
Bridge across the James River, mile 5.0,
at Newport News, VA. The deviation is
necessary to facilitate the structural
repairs of the bridge. This deviation
allows the bridge to remain closed on
weekends during the repairs and
requires two-hour advanced notice for
bridge openings.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
9 p.m. on September 14, 2012 until 5
a.m. on December 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble as being available in the
docket are part of docket USCG–2012–
0864 and are available online by going
to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting
USCG–2012–0864 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. Bill H. Brazier, Bridge
Management Specialist, Fifth Coast
Guard District, telephone (757) 398–
6422, email Bill.H.Brazier@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on reviewing the
docket, call Renne V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Curtis
Contracting, Inc., on behalf of the
Virginia Department of Transportation
who owns and operates this vertical-lift
type drawbridge, has requested a
temporary deviation from the current
operating regulations to facilitate grid
deck replacement on the structure.
Under the regular operating schedule,
the US 17/258 Bridge over the James
River, mile 5.0, at Newport News, VA
opens on signal as required by 33 CFR
117.5 and has vertical clearances in the
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full open and closed positions of 145
feet and 60 feet above mean high water,
respectively.
Under this temporary deviation, the
drawbridge will be closed to navigation
on weekends only beginning Fridays, at
9 p.m. through 5 a.m., on Mondays,
from September 14, 2012 through
December 10, 2012 and vessel openings
will be provided with a two-hour
advance notice to the bridge tender.
During the temporary deviation period,
the drawbridge will be unable to 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 James
River.
The James River caters to a variety of
vessels from freighters to tug and barge
traffic to recreational vessels. The Coast
Guard has carefully coordinated the
restrictions with commercial and
recreational waterway users.
Additionally, the Coast Guard will
inform unexpected users of the
waterway through our Local and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the
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 draw 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: September 11, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Background
39 CFR Part 111
New Pallet Preparation Standards for
Periodicals
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service will revise
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM®) 705.8.10.2 to align pallet
preparation standards for Periodicals
with those currently required for
Periodicals prepared in sacks and
similar containers. The Postal Service
will also align the preparation standards
for merged pallets of Periodicals in
DMM 705.10, 705.12 and 705.13 with
other DMM sections by allowing mailers
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using these programs to place
Periodicals bundles directly on mixed
area distribution center (ADC) pallets.
DATES: Effective date: January 27, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Vance at 202–268–7595, or Kevin
Gunther at 202–268–7208.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
separation of mail destinating within
the origin mixed ADC (OMX) surface
reach of the mailer’s plant (or entry
point) from the remaining mixed ADC
mail is crucial for maintaining
acceptable service performance, for the
benefit of both Periodicals customers
and USPS® processing operations. To
assure that these separations are being
made, effective January 27, 2013, the
Postal Service will revise DMM
705.8.10.2 to provide the option for
mailers to prepare both the OMX and
mixed ADC pallets at no minimum
volume threshold, and to require the
preparation of both pallets at volumes of
100 pounds or more. Mailers will be
required to sack the bundles if they
choose not to prepare either pallet level
below the 100-pound threshold. The
Postal Service also will require that
mailers prepare the mixed ADC pallet in
accordance with labeling list L009
instead of the currently required L004.
In response to inquiries from the
mailing industry, the Postal Service also
will provide an option for mailers of
merged pallets of Periodicals, prepared
under DMM 705.10, 705.12 and 705.13,
to place Periodicals bundles directly on
OMX and mixed ADC pallets.
These changes will be effective
January 27, 2013. However, to provide
for the most expeditious processing of
OMX and mixed ADC Periodicals
mailpieces in USPS networks, the Postal
Service strongly encourages mailers to
begin using these new standards
immediately.
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Prior to January 22, 2012, mailers
were required to prepare bundles of flatsize Periodicals in mixed ADC sacks (or
similar containers), labeled according to
labeling list L009; and in OMX sacks (or
similar containers), labeled according to
labeling list L201. These standards
assured that the OMX and the mixed
ADC separations were always made, so
the sacks that were prepared could then
be presented directly for acceptance or
placed on pallets in accordance with
DMM 705.8.10.2.
On January 22, 2012, the Postal
Service revised DMM 705.8.10.2 to
allow mailers to place bundles of flatsize Periodicals directly onto mixed
ADC and OMX pallets, but retained the
existing language describing these pallet
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levels as optional. The long-standing
language that required the mixed ADC
pallet to be labeled in accordance with
labeling list L004 was also retained. As
a result of this change, some mailers
have discontinued the practice of
making the mixed ADC and OMX
separations when placing bundles of
flat-size Periodicals directly on pallets.
It was not the intent of the January 22,
2012 revision to eliminate the
requirement to perform the OMX and
mixed ADC separations. As a result, on
June 29, 2012, the Postal Service
published a proposed rule, Federal
Register notice (77 FR 38759–38760),
signaling its intent to change DMM
standards to clarify that the mixed ADC
and OMX separations must always be
made.
Comments
The Postal Service received only one
comment in response to the June 29,
2012 proposed rule, relating to the
optional programs for mailers to merge
bundles of flats from different price
categories on pallets. This commenter
requested that the Postal Service
consider providing an option for
mailers, creating merged pallets under
DMM 705.10, 705.12 and 705.13, to
place bundles directly on mixed ADC
and OMX pallets, instead of requiring
these bundles to be sacked. The Postal
Service believes that the operational
impact will be minimal if it extends the
option for mailers using these optional
programs. As a result, it will revise the
DMM to extend this option to mailers
using these advanced preparation
programs.
The Postal Service hereby adopts the
following changes to Mailing Standards
of the United States Postal Service,
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM),
incorporated by reference in the Code of
Federal Regulations. See 39 CFR 111.1.
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 111
Administrative practice and
procedure, Postal Service.
Accordingly, 39 CFR part 111 is
amended as follows:
PART 111—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for 39 CFR
part 111 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301–
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101,
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201–
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632,
3633 and 5001.
2. Revise the following sections of
Mailing Standards of the United States
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual
(DMM) as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0864]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; James River, Newport News, VA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the US 17/258 Bridge across the James
River, mile 5.0, at Newport News, VA. The deviation is necessary to
facilitate the structural repairs of the bridge. This deviation allows
the bridge to remain closed on weekends during the repairs and requires
two-hour advanced notice for bridge openings.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 p.m. on September 14, 2012
until 5 a.m. on December 10, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2012-0864 and are available online
by going to https://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0864 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. Bill H. Brazier, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth
Coast Guard District, telephone (757) 398-6422, email
Bill.H.Brazier@uscg.mil. If you have questions on reviewing the docket,
call Renne V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
(202) 366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Curtis Contracting, Inc., on behalf of the
Virginia Department of Transportation who owns and operates this
vertical-lift type drawbridge, has requested a temporary deviation from
the current operating regulations to facilitate grid deck replacement
on the structure.
Under the regular operating schedule, the US 17/258 Bridge over the
James River, mile 5.0, at Newport News, VA opens on signal as required
by 33 CFR 117.5 and has vertical clearances in the
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full open and closed positions of 145 feet and 60 feet above mean high
water, respectively.
Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be closed to
navigation on weekends only beginning Fridays, at 9 p.m. through 5
a.m., on Mondays, from September 14, 2012 through December 10, 2012 and
vessel openings will be provided with a two-hour advance notice to the
bridge tender. During the temporary deviation period, the drawbridge
will be unable to 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 James River.
The James River caters to a variety of vessels from freighters to
tug and barge traffic to recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has
carefully coordinated the restrictions with commercial and recreational
waterway users. Additionally, the Coast Guard will inform unexpected
users of the waterway through our Local and Broadcast Notice to
Mariners of the 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 draw 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: September 11, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-23436 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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