Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Snake Creek, Islamorada, FL, 16280-16281 [2015-06949]
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The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Broadway
Bridge across the Willamette River, mile
11.7, at Portland, OR. The deviation is
necessary to accommodate the Portland
Race for the Roses event. This deviation
allows the bridge to remain in the down,
or closed, position to facilitate the safe
movement of event participants across
the bridge.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on April 19, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2015–0205] 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.Fischer@uscg.mil. If you have
questions on viewing the docket, call
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Multnomah County requested that the
Broadway Bascule Bridge remain closed
to vessel traffic to facilitate the safe,
uninterrupted roadway passage of
participants in the Portland Race for the
Roses event. The Broadway Bridge
crosses the Willamette River at mile
11.7 and provides 90 feet of vertical
clearance above Columbia River Datum
0.0 while in the closed-to-navigation
position.
Under normal conditions, this bridge
operates in accordance with 33 CFR
117.897, which allows for the bridge to
remain closed between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday and also requires advance
notification when a bridge opening is
needed. This deviation allows the
bascule span of the Broadway Bridge
across the Willamette River, mile 11.7,
to remain in the closed-to-navigation
position and need not open for maritime
traffic from 4:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. April
19, 2015. The bridge shall operate in
accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all
other times. Waterway usage on this
stretch of the Willamette River includes
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vessels ranging from commercial tug
and barge to small pleasure craft.
Vessels able to pass through the
bridge in the closed positions may do so
at any time. The bridge will be able to
open for emergencies and there is no
immediate alternate route for vessels to
pass. The Coast Guard will also inform
the users of the waterways through our
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners
of the change in operating schedule 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 effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
[Docket No. USCG–2015–0046]
You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2015–0046 using any one of the
following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: 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. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments. To avoid duplication, please
use only one of these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this temporary
deviation, call or email Coast Guard
Sector Key West Waterways
Management Division; telephone 305–
292–8772, email D07-DG-SECKWWaterwaysManagement@uscg.mil. If
you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager,
Docket Operations, telephone 202–366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Drawbridge Operation Regulations;
Snake Creek, Islamorada, FL
A. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations; 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.
Dated: March 23, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Snake Creek
Bridge across Snake Creek, at
Islamorada, FL. This deviation will test
a change to the drawbridge operation
schedule to determine whether a
permanent change to the schedule is
needed. This deviation will allow Snake
Creek Bridge to open once an hour
between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Local
officials are requesting this action to
assist in reducing traffic caused by
bridge openings.
DATES: This deviation is effective
without actual notice from March 27,
2015 to 6 p.m. on July 14, 2015. For the
purposes of enforcement, actual notice
will be used from 8 a.m. on March 16,
2015, until March 27, 2015.
Comments and related material must
be received by the Coast Guard on or
before September 14, 2015. Requests for
public meetings must be received by the
Coast Guard on or before July 14, 2015.
SUMMARY:
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ADDRESSES:
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG–2015–0046),
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You
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
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the Coast Guard when it is received at
the Docket Management Facility. We
recommend that you include your name
and a mailing address, an email 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, type
the docket number [USCG–2015–0046]
in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on ‘‘Submit a
Comment’’ on the line associated with
this rulemaking. 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.
2. 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, type the
docket number (USCG–2015–0046) in
the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on 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.
3. 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
Act notice regarding our public dockets
in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
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4. Public Meeting
As of now, we do not plan to hold a
public meeting. You may submit a
request for one using one of the three
methods specified under ADDRESSES.
Please explain why one would be
beneficial. If we determine that one
would aid this rulemaking, we will hold
one at a time and place announced by
a later notice in the Federal Register.
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B. Basis and Purpose
The Snake Creek Bridge in
Islamorada, Florida, owned by the
Florida Department of Transportation,
has a vertical clearance of 27 feet in the
closed position. The normal operating
schedule as published in 33 CFR
117.331 is—‘‘The draw of the Snake
Creek bridge, at Islamorada, Florida,
shall open on signal, except that from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the draw need open
only on the hour and half-hour.’’ This
schedule has been in effect since 2001.
For the following reasons the Coast
Guard is testing a new schedule for the
Snake Creek Bridge:
1. As reported by village and city
councils, vessel traffic has negatively
impacted Islamorada and surrounding
communities. This temporary deviation
is intended to test a new bridge
operation schedule to reduce vehicular
traffic caused by bridge openings during
peak travel times.
2. On January 8–10, 2013, the Florida
Department of Transportation
conducted a traffic monitoring study
1400 feet south of the Snake Creek
Bridge on US–1. The study found peak
traffic volumes occurring at 08:45 a.m.
and between 12:15 p.m. and 15:15 p.m.
The types of vessels navigating Snake
Creek include sport fishing vessels and
catamaran sailboats.
This deviation is effective from 8 a.m.
on March 16, 2015 until 6 p.m. on July
14, 2015. This deviation will allow the
Snake Creek Bridge in Islamorada,
Florida to open on the top of the hour
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
During the test deviation, vessels may
signal the bridge to open on the top of
the hour from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Any vessel that can safely transit
under the Snake Creek Bridge while
closed may continue to navigate under
the bridge during this deviation.
As an alternate route, vessel operators
may consider the use of Channel Five,
a navigable channel above Long Key,
Florida 5.7 nautical miles southwest of
Snake Creek Bridge. The fixed US–1
bridge has a vertical clearance of 65 feet.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of this temporary deviation’s
effective period. This deviation from the
operating regulations is authorized
under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: March 6, 2015.
Barry Dragon,
U.S. Coast Guard, Bridge Administrator,
Seventh Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2015–0189]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; Vessel Fire and Escort,
Port of New York, NJ, NY
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary safety zone on
the navigable waters of the Port of New
York for the transit of the M/V GREY
SHARK. This action is necessary to
provide for the safety of life on
navigable waters during the transit of
the vessel in distress due to a shipboard
fire and ongoing damage control
operations. Entering into, transiting
through, remaining, anchoring or
mooring within this safety zone is
prohibited unless authorized by the
Captain of the Port (COTP) New York.
DATES: This rule is effective without
actual notice from March 27, 2015 until
April 1, 2015. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used
from the date the rule was signed,
March 18, 2015 until April 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in
this preamble are part of docket [USCG–
2015–0189]. To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to 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
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, contact
LT Douglas Neumann, Waterways
Management Division, Coast Guard
Sector New York, (718) 354–4154,
Douglas.W.Neumann@uscg.mil. If you
have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Cheryl
Collins, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2015-0046]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Snake Creek, Islamorada, FL
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Snake Creek Bridge across Snake
Creek, at Islamorada, FL. This deviation will test a change to the
drawbridge operation schedule to determine whether a permanent change
to the schedule is needed. This deviation will allow Snake Creek Bridge
to open once an hour between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Local officials are
requesting this action to assist in reducing traffic caused by bridge
openings.
DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from March 27,
2015 to 6 p.m. on July 14, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement,
actual notice will be used from 8 a.m. on March 16, 2015, until March
27, 2015.
Comments and related material must be received by the Coast Guard
on or before September 14, 2015. Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before July 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2015-0046 using any one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202-493-2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: 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. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. The telephone number is 202-366-9329.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid duplication, please use only one of these
three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Coast Guard Sector Key West
Waterways Management Division; telephone 305-292-8772, email D07-DG-SECKW-WaterwaysManagement@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. 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.
1. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2015-0046), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You 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
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the Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility.
We recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
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, type the docket number [USCG-2015-
0046] in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a
Comment'' on the line associated with this rulemaking. If you submit
your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound
format, no larger than 8\1/2\ 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.
2. 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,
type the docket number (USCG-2015-0046) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on 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.
3. 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 Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008, issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).
4. Public Meeting
As of now, we do not plan to hold a public meeting. You may submit
a request for one using one of the three methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why one would be beneficial. If we determine
that one would aid this rulemaking, we will hold one at a time and
place announced by a later notice in the Federal Register.
B. Basis and Purpose
The Snake Creek Bridge in Islamorada, Florida, owned by the Florida
Department of Transportation, has a vertical clearance of 27 feet in
the closed position. The normal operating schedule as published in 33
CFR 117.331 is--``The draw of the Snake Creek bridge, at Islamorada,
Florida, shall open on signal, except that from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the
draw need open only on the hour and half-hour.'' This schedule has been
in effect since 2001.
For the following reasons the Coast Guard is testing a new schedule
for the Snake Creek Bridge:
1. As reported by village and city councils, vessel traffic has
negatively impacted Islamorada and surrounding communities. This
temporary deviation is intended to test a new bridge operation schedule
to reduce vehicular traffic caused by bridge openings during peak
travel times.
2. On January 8-10, 2013, the Florida Department of Transportation
conducted a traffic monitoring study 1400 feet south of the Snake Creek
Bridge on US-1. The study found peak traffic volumes occurring at 08:45
a.m. and between 12:15 p.m. and 15:15 p.m.
The types of vessels navigating Snake Creek include sport fishing
vessels and catamaran sailboats.
This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on March 16, 2015 until 6
p.m. on July 14, 2015. This deviation will allow the Snake Creek Bridge
in Islamorada, Florida to open on the top of the hour from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m.
During the test deviation, vessels may signal the bridge to open on
the top of the hour from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Any vessel that can safely transit under the Snake Creek Bridge
while closed may continue to navigate under the bridge during this
deviation.
As an alternate route, vessel operators may consider the use of
Channel Five, a navigable channel above Long Key, Florida 5.7 nautical
miles southwest of Snake Creek Bridge. The fixed US-1 bridge has a
vertical clearance of 65 feet.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of this temporary
deviation's effective period. This deviation from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: March 6, 2015.
Barry Dragon,
U.S. Coast Guard, Bridge Administrator, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-06949 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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