Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Marysville, WA, 64324-64325 [2015-26922]

Download as PDF 64324 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 205 / Friday, October 23, 2015 / Rules and Regulations Dated: September 11, 2015. Arnold A. Chacon, Director General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources. [FR Doc. 2015–27026 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–15–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2015–0973] Drawbridge Operation Regulations; York River, Yorktown, VA Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations. AGENCY: ACTION: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Coleman Memorial Bridge (US 17) across the York River, mile 7.0, at Yorktown, VA. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position to facilitate mechanical repairs to the bridge. DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 p.m. on November 14, 2015, until 7 a.m. on November 22, 2015. ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG–2015–0973], is available at https://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398–6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Virginia Department of Transportation, who owns and operates the Coleman Memorial Bridge (US 17), has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations to facilitate mechanical repairs to the movable grating between one of the movable spans and the fixed bridge. The bridge is a swing bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 60 feet above mean high water. The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.1025. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 10 p.m. on November 14, 2015, until 7 a.m. on November 15, 2015. If necessary due to inclement weather on November 14, 2015, the bridge will remain in the closed-tonavigation position from 10 p.m. on mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Oct 22, 2015 Jkt 238001 November 21, 2015, until 7 a.m. on November 22, 2015. The York River is used by a variety of vessels including deep draft ocean-going vessels, U.S. government vessels, small commercial fishing vessels, recreational vessels and tug and barge traffic. The Coast Guard has carefully coordinated the restrictions with U.S. government and commercial waterway users. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and there is no alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts caused by this 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. Dated: October 19, 2015. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2015–26969 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG–2015–0947] Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Marysville, WA 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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company (BNSF) Bridge 37.0 across the Snohomish River, mile 3.5 at Marysville, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate scheduled bridge rail joint maintenance and replacement. The deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed-tonavigation position during the maintenance to allow safe movement of work crews. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 This deviation is effective from November 1, 2015 through November 15, 2015. ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG–2015–0947] 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email the Bridge Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 206–220–7234 email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BNSF has requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0, mile 3.5, crossing Snohomish River, at Marysville, WA. BNSF requested the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0 remain in the closed-to-navigation position for rail maintenance. This maintenance has been scheduled, and is funded as part of the Cascade Corridor Improvement Project. The normal operating schedule for this bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.5 which states it must open promptly on signal at any time, and requires constant attendance by with a drawtender. BNSF RR Bridge 37.0 provides 10 feet of vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position. This deviation allows the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0, at mile 3.5 crossing Snohomish River, to remain in the closed-to-navigation position, and need not open for maritime traffic from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. from November 1, 2015 through November 15, 2015; except, the bridge will remain in the closed-tonavigation position from 8 a.m. until Midnight on November 10, 2015 and from 8 a.m. until Midnight on November 12, 2015. The bridge shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR part 117, subpart A at all other times. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation position may do so at anytime. The bridge will be required to open, if needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response operations during this closure period, but any time lost to emergency openings will necessitate a time extension added to the approved dates. Waterway usage on this part of the Snohomish River includes tug and barge to small pleasure craft. No immediate alternate route for vessels to pass is available on this part of the river. 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 DATES: E:\FR\FM\23OCR1.SGM 23OCR1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 205 / Friday, October 23, 2015 / Rules and Regulations their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to their 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: October 19, 2015. Steven M. Fischer, Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2015–26922 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service 36 CFR Part 13 [NPS–AKRO–18755; PPAKAKROZ5, PPMPRLE1Y.L00000] RIN 1024–AE21 Alaska; Hunting and Trapping in National Preserves National Park Service, Interior. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Park Service is amending its regulations for sport hunting and trapping in national preserves in Alaska. This rule provides that the National Park Service does not adopt State of Alaska management actions or laws or regulations that authorize taking of wildlife, which are related to predator reduction efforts (as defined in this rule). This rule affirms current State prohibitions on harvest practices by adopting them as federal regulation. The rule also prohibits the following activities that are allowed under State law: Taking any black bear, including cubs and sows with cubs, with artificial light at den sites; taking brown bears and black bears over bait; taking wolves and coyotes during the denning season; harvest of swimming caribou or taking caribou from a motorboat while under power; and using dogs to hunt black bears. The rule also simplifies and updates procedures for closing an area or restricting an activity in National Park Service areas in Alaska; updates obsolete subsistence regulations; prohibits obstructing persons engaged in lawful hunting or trapping; and authorizes the use of native species as bait for fishing. DATES: This rule is effective November 23, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andee Sears, Regional Law Enforcement mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:44 Oct 22, 2015 Jkt 238001 64325 Specialist, Alaska Regional Office, 240 West 5th Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501. Phone (907) 644–3417. Email: AKR_ Regulations@nps.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: changes in the final rule from that proposed. These changes are summarized below in the section entitled ‘‘Changes from the Proposed Rule.’’ Background Federal and State Mandates for Managing Wildlife. In enacting the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 410hh–410hh–5; 3101–3233) in 1980, Congress’s stated purpose was to establish in Alaska various conservation system units that contain nationally significant values, including units of the National Park System, in order to preserve them ‘‘for the benefit, use, education, and inspiration of present and future generations[.]’’ 16 U.S.C. 3101(a). Included among the express purposes in ANILCA are preservation of wildlife, wilderness values, and natural undisturbed, unaltered ecosystems while allowing for recreational opportunities, including sport hunting. 16 U.S.C. 3101(a)–(b). The legislative history of ANILCA reinforces the purpose of the National Park System units to maintain natural, undisturbed ecosystems. ‘‘Certain units have been selected because they provide undisturbed natural laboratories— among them the Noatak, Charley, and Bremner River watersheds.’’ Alaska National Interest Lands, Report of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Report No. 96–413 at page 137 [hereafter Senate Report]. Legislative history identifies Gates of the Artic, Denali, Katmai, and Glacier Bay National Parks as ‘‘large sanctuaries where fish and wildlife may roam freely, developing their social structures and evolving over long periods of time as nearly as possible without the changes that extensive human activities would cause.’’ Senate Report, at page 137. The congressional designation of ‘‘national preserves’’ in Alaska was for the specific and sole purpose of allowing sport hunting and commercial trapping, unlike areas designated as national parks. 126 Cong. Rec. H10549 (Nov. 12, 1980) (Statement of Rep. Udall). 16 U.S.C. 3201 directs that national preserves shall be managed ‘‘in the same manner as a national park . . . except that the taking of fish and wildlife for sport purposes and subsistence uses, and trapping shall be allowed in a national preserve[.]’’ Under ANILCA and as used in this document, the term ‘‘subsistence’’ refers to subsistence activities by rural Alaska residents authorized by Title VIII of ANILCA, which ANILCA identifies as the priority consumptive use of fish and Proposed Rule and Public Comment Period On September 4, 2014, the National Park Service (NPS) published the proposed rule in the Federal Register (79 FR 52595). The rule was open for public comment for 90 days, until December 3, 2014. The NPS reopened the comment period from January 15, 2015 through February 15, 2015 (80 FR 2065). The NPS invited comments through the mail, hand delivery, and through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. During the first comment period in 2014, the NPS held 17 public hearings in various locations in Alaska. Approximately 168 individuals attended these hearings and approximately 120 participants provided testimony during the formal public comment sessions. During the second comment period, nine public meetings were held in the State. A total of 29 individuals attended the public meetings, and a total of nine attendees spoke during the formal public comment sessions. The NPS also held two statewide government-togovernment consultation teleconferences, and offered to consult in person, with tribes. Four comments were received during the statewide government-to-government consultation conference calls and the NPS met with three tribes that requested consultation in person (Allakaket, Tazlina, and Chesh’na (Chistochina)). The NPS received approximately 70,000 comments on the proposed rule during the public comment period. These included unique comment letters, form letters, and signed petitions. Approximately 65,000 comments were form letters. The NPS also received three petitions with a combined total of approximately 75,000 signatures. Some commenters sent comments by multiple methods. NPS attempted to match such duplicates and count them as one comment. Additionally, many comments were signed by more than one person. NPS counted a letter or petition as a single comment, regardless of the number of signatories. A summary of comments and NPS responses is provided below in the section entitled ‘‘Summary of and Responses to Public Comments.’’ After considering the public comments and additional review, the NPS made some PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\23OCR1.SGM 23OCR1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64324-64325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0947]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Marysville, WA

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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Railroad Company (BNSF) Bridge 37.0 across the Snohomish River, mile 
3.5 at Marysville, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate 
scheduled bridge rail joint maintenance and replacement. The deviation 
allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position 
during the maintenance to allow safe movement of work crews.

DATES: This deviation is effective from November 1, 2015 through 
November 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0947] 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email the Bridge Administrator, Coast 
Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 206-220-7234 email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BNSF has requested a temporary deviation 
from the operating schedule for the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0, mile 3.5, 
crossing Snohomish River, at Marysville, WA. BNSF requested the BNSF RR 
Bridge 37.0 remain in the closed-to-navigation position for rail 
maintenance. This maintenance has been scheduled, and is funded as part 
of the Cascade Corridor Improvement Project.
    The normal operating schedule for this bridge operates in 
accordance with 33 CFR 117.5 which states it must open promptly on 
signal at any time, and requires constant attendance by with a 
drawtender. BNSF RR Bridge 37.0 provides 10 feet of vertical clearance 
in the closed-to-navigation position.
    This deviation allows the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0, at mile 3.5 crossing 
Snohomish River, to remain in the closed-to-navigation position, and 
need not open for maritime traffic from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. from 
November 1, 2015 through November 15, 2015; except, the bridge will 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 8 a.m. until Midnight 
on November 10, 2015 and from 8 a.m. until Midnight on November 12, 
2015. The bridge shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR part 117, 
subpart A at all other times.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at anytime. The bridge will be required to open, if 
needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response operations during 
this closure period, but any time lost to emergency openings will 
necessitate a time extension added to the approved dates. Waterway 
usage on this part of the Snohomish River includes tug and barge to 
small pleasure craft. No immediate alternate route for vessels to pass 
is available on this part of the river. 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

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their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary 
deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their 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: October 19, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-26922 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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