Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Reynolds Channel, Nassau, NY, 34416-34417 [2014-14168]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0466]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Washington
Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
State Route 520/Evergreen Point
Floating Bridge across Lake Washington
at Seattle, WA. This deviation allows
the bridge to remain in the closed
position to accommodate the safe
movement of ‘‘Rock and Roll Run’’
event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2014–0466] is
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Type the docket number in the
‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Mr. Steven
Fischer, Bridge Administrator,
Thirteenth Coast Guard District;
telephone 206–220–7282, email
Steven.M.Fischer3@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing the docket,
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
WSDOT requested a temporary
deviation from the operating schedule
for the State Route 520/Evergreen Point
Floating Bridge across Lake Washington
at Seattle, WA. The requested deviation
is necessary to accommodate safe
movement of ‘‘Rock and Roll Run’’
event participants. This deviation
allows the State Route 520/Evergreen
Point Floating Bridge across Lake
Washington at Seattle, WA to remain in
the closed position and need not open
for vessel traffic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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on June 21, 2014. Vessels which do not
require bridge openings may continue to
transit beneath the bridge during the
closure period.
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
provides three navigational openings for
vessel passage, the movable floating
span, subject to this closure, and two
fixed navigational openings; one on the
east end of the bridge and one on the
west end. The fixed navigational
opening on the east end of the bridge
provides a horizontal clearance of 150
feet and a vertical clearance of 57 feet.
The opening on the west end of the
bridge provides a horizontal clearance
of 170 feet and a vertical clearance of 45
feet. Vessels that are able to safely pass
through the fixed navigational openings
are allowed to do so during this closure
period. Under normal conditions,
during this time frame, the bridge
operates in accordance with 33 CFR
117.1049 which states the bridge shall
open on signal if at least two hours
notice is given. This deviation period is
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 21, 2014.
The deviation allows the floating draw
span of the Evergreen Point Floating
Bridge on Lake Washington to remain in
the closed position and need not open
for maritime traffic from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. on June 21, 2014. Waterway usage
on Lake Washington ranges from
commercial tug and barge to small
pleasure craft. Mariners will be notified
and kept informed of the bridges’
operational status via the Coast Guard
Notice to Mariners publication and
Broadcast Notice to Mariners as
appropriate. The bridge will be required
to open, if needed, for vessels engaged
in emergency response operations
during this closure period.
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: June 6, 2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2014–0416]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Reynolds Channel, Nassau, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the operation of
the Long Beach Bridge, across Reynolds
Channel, mile 4.7, at Nassau, New York.
The deviation is necessary to allow the
bridge to remain in the closed position
for two and a half hours to facilitate a
public event; the Town of Hempstead
Annual Fireworks Display.
DATES: This deviation is effective
between 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. on June
28, 2014 and June 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2014–0416] is
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Type the docket number in the
‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Ms. Judy LeungYee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard
District, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or
(212) 668–7165. If you have questions
on viewing the docket, call Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone 202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Long
Beach Bridge has a vertical clearance of
20 feet at mean high water, and 24 feet
at mean low water in the closed
position. The existing drawbridge
operating regulations are found at 33
CFR 117.799(g).
The Town of Hempstead Department
of Public Safety, requested a bridge
closure to facilitate a public event, the
Town of Hempstead Annual Salute to
Veterans Fireworks Display.
Under this temporary deviation, the
Long Beach Bridge may remain in the
closed position between 9:30 p.m. and
12 a.m. on June 28, 2014, with a rain
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date of June 29, 2014. Vessels that can
pass under the bridge in the closed
position may do so at all times.
Reynolds Channel has commercial
and recreational vessel traffic. There are
no alternate routes. The bridge can be
opened in the event of an emergency.
No objections were received from the
waterway users.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: June 6, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist,
First Coast Guard District.
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www.regulations.gov, type in the docket
number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click Open Docket Folder
on the line associated with this
rulemaking. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Mr. Joe Arca, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District Bridge Branch,
212–668–7165, joe.m.arca@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone
202–366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Regulatory History and Information
On March 28, 2014, we published a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation
Regulation Hackensack River, at Jersey
City, New Jersey’’ in the Federal
Register (79 FR 17483). We received no
comments on the proposed rule. No
public meeting was requested, and none
was held.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
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B. Basis and Purpose
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Hackensack River, Jersey City, NJ
Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard is changing
the operating schedule that governs the
PATH Railroad Bridge across the
Hackensack River at mile 3.0, and the
Hack-Freight Bridge across the
Hackensack River at mile 3.1, at Jersey
City, New Jersey. The owners of the
bridges, the Port Authority TransHudson (PATH) and Conrail, requested
a change to the operation schedule for
the PATH Railroad Bridge and the
Conrail Hack-Freight to allow it to be
operated from a remote location. In
addition, we removed obsolete language
and requirements from the existing
regulation that are now listed under
other regulations. It is expected that this
change to the regulations will create
efficiency in drawbridge operations
while continuing to meet the reasonable
needs of navigation.
DATES: This rule is effective July 17,
2014.
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Documents mentioned in
this preamble are part of docket USCG–
2013–1005. To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
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The PATH Railroad Bridge across the
Hackensack River at mile 3.0, has a
vertical clearance of 40 feet at mean
high water and 45 feet at mean low
water. The drawbridge operation
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.723.
The Hack-Freight Bridge across the
Hackensack River at mile 3.1, has a
vertical clearance of 11 feet at mean
high water and 16 feet at mean low
water. The drawbridge operation
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.723.
The waterway users are commercial
operators.
The owners of the bridges, Port
Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation
(PATH) and Conrail, submitted requests
to the Coast Guard to operate the
Conrail Hack-Freight Bridge from a
remote location and to change the
drawbridge operation for the PATH
Bridge.
Under this final rule, Conrail shall
operate its Hack-Freight Bridge across
the Hackensack River at mile 3.1, from
a remote location, the Conrail Leigh
Valley Bridge Office, at all times when
a draw tender is not stationed at the
bridge. A draw tender may be stationed
at the bridge at various times when it is
deemed necessary for safety purposes
such as during times when bridge
maintenance is being performed.
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Conrail operates several other bridges
from its Leigh Valley Bridge Office, the
Conrail Bridge at mile 2.0, across the
Rahway River and the Arthur Kill
Bridge at mile 11.6, across Arthur Kill.
Under this final rule, the Coast Guard
is also changing the drawbridge
operation regulations for the PATH
Railroad Bridge.
The owner of the PATH Railroad
Bridge, the Port Authority TransHudson Corporation (PATH), asked the
Coast Guard to change the drawbridge
operation schedule for its Path Railroad
Bridge, to require at least a two hour
advance notice for bridge openings at all
times.
In addition, PATH requested that the
PATH Railroad Bridge be allowed to
remain in the closed position during
time periods when commuter rail traffic
is heaviest from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and
from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
PATH agreed to provide additional
bridge openings during the commuter
closure periods for commercial vessels,
from 6 a.m. to 7:20 a.m., 9:20 a.m. to 10
a.m., 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 6:50
p.m. to 8 p.m., upon a two hour advance
notice, to help facilitate commercial
vessel traffic. Notice may be provided
by calling the number posted at the
bridge.
C. Discussion of Comments, Changes
and the Final Rule
The Coast Guard received no
comments in response to the notice of
proposed rulemaking. As a result, no
changes have been made to this final
rule.
D. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after
considering numerous statutes and
executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes or executive
orders.
1. Regulatory Planning and Review
This rule is not a significant
regulatory action under section 3(f) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, and does not
require an assessment of potential costs
and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that
Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that
Order. We believe that this rule is not
a significant regulatory action because
the PATH Railroad Bridge provides
adequate clearance for commercial
vessels in the closed position and the
commercial vessels will be able to get
additional openings provided advance
notice is given by calling the number
posted at the bridge. Additionally, the
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0416]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Reynolds Channel, Nassau, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the operation of the Long Beach Bridge,
across Reynolds Channel, mile 4.7, at Nassau, New York. The deviation
is necessary to allow the bridge to remain in the closed position for
two and a half hours to facilitate a public event; the Town of
Hempstead Annual Fireworks Display.
DATES: This deviation is effective between 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. on
June 28, 2014 and June 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0416] is available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer,
First Coast Guard District, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or (212) 668-
7165. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins,
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Long Beach Bridge has a vertical
clearance of 20 feet at mean high water, and 24 feet at mean low water
in the closed position. The existing drawbridge operating regulations
are found at 33 CFR 117.799(g).
The Town of Hempstead Department of Public Safety, requested a
bridge closure to facilitate a public event, the Town of Hempstead
Annual Salute to Veterans Fireworks Display.
Under this temporary deviation, the Long Beach Bridge may remain in
the closed position between 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. on June 28, 2014,
with a rain
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date of June 29, 2014. Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the
closed position may do so at all times.
Reynolds Channel has commercial and recreational vessel traffic.
There are no alternate routes. The bridge can be opened in the event of
an emergency. No objections were received from the waterway users.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: June 6, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
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