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(c) The following requirements apply
to the Florida East Coast Railway
Railroad Bridge across the New River,
mile 2.5, at Fort Lauderdale, FL:
(1) The bridge shall be constantly
tended.
(2) The bridge tender will utilize a
VHF–FM radio to communicate on
channels 9 and 16 and may be contacted
by telephone at 305–889–5572.
(3) Signs will be posted displaying
VHF radio contact information and
telephone numbers for the bridge tender
and dispatch. A countdown clock giving
notice of time remaining before bridge
closure shall remain at the bridge site
and must be visible for maritime traffic.
(4) A bridge log will be maintained
including, at a minimum, bridge
opening and closing times.
(5) When the draw is in the fully open
position, green lights will be displayed
to indicate that vessels may pass.
(6) When a train approaches, the
lights go to flashing red then the draw
lowers and locks.
(7) After the train has cleared the
bridge, the draw opens and the lights
return to green.
(8) The bridge shall not be closed
more than 60 minutes combined for any
120 minute time period beginning at
12:01 a.m. each day.
(9) The bridge shall remain open to
maritime traffic when trains are not
crossing.
(d) [Reserved]
(e) The draw of the Marshal (Seventh
Avenue) bridge, mile 2.7 at Fort
Lauderdale shall open on signal; except
that, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays, the draw need
not open. Public vessels of the United
States, tugs with tows, and vessels in
distress shall be passed at any time.
Dated: August 22, 2016.
S.A. Buschman,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Seventh Coast Guard District.
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33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0181]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
North Landing River, Chesapeake, VA
AGENCY:
Coast Guard, DHS.
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Notice of temporary deviation
from drawbridge regulation;
modification.
ACTION:
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The Coast Guard has modified
a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the
S165 (North Landing Road) Bridge
across the North Landing River, mile
20.2, at Chesapeake, VA. This modified
deviation is necessary to perform
emergency bridge repairs and provide
for safe navigation. This modified
deviation allows the bridge to remain in
the closed-to-navigation position.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
6 p.m. on September 30, 2016, through
4 p.m. on October 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2016–0181] 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 Mr. Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Administration Branch Fifth
District, Coast Guard, telephone 757–
398–6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
11, 2016, the Coast Guard published a
temporary deviation entitled
‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
North Landing River, Chesapeake, VA’’
in the Federal Register (81 FR 12824);
on April 8, 2016, the Coast Guard
published a modified temporary
deviation entitled ‘‘Drawbridge
Operation Regulation; North Landing
River, Chesapeake, VA’’ in the Federal
Register (81 FR 20529); and on June 29,
2016, the Coast Guard published a
modified temporary deviation entitled
‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
North Landing River, Chesapeake, VA’’
in the Federal Register (81 FR 42248).
These documents were necessary to
authorize a temporary deviation from
the operating regulations to perform
repairs to the south swing span of the
bridge due to damage sustained as a
result of a vessel allision with the bridge
that occurred on March 1, 2016. The
United States Army Corps of Engineers,
Norfolk District Office, who owns and
operates the S165 (North Landing Road)
Bridge, has requested a modified
temporary deviation from the current
operating regulations to perform repairs
to the south swing span of the bridge,
following receipt of replacement parts
scheduled to arrive in the first week of
October 2016. The modified temporary
deviation request is necessary to receive
the replacement parts in the first week
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of October 2016 and allow for sufficient
time to complete repairs to the bridge.
The current operating scheduled is set
out in 33 CFR 117.1021. Under this
modified temporary deviation, the north
span of the bridge will open-tonavigation on the hour and half hour,
upon request, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., and
on demand from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The
north and south spans of the bridge will
open to navigation concurrently, with
the south span only opening partially
due to damage, upon request, for: (1)
Scheduled openings at 9:30 a.m. for
vessels transiting southeast, (2) 10:30
a.m. for vessels transiting northwest,
and (3) at noon and 2 p.m. for two-way
vessel traffic through the bridge,
Monday through Friday, from Friday,
September 30, 2016, through Monday,
October 10, 2016. The north and south
spans of the bridge will open to
navigation concurrently, with the south
span only opening partially due to
damage, upon request, for: (1)
Scheduled openings at 9:30 a.m. for
vessels transiting southeast and (2)
10:30 a.m. for vessels transiting
northwest, Saturday and Sunday, from
Saturday, October 1, 2016, through
Sunday, October 9, 2016. The north and
south spans of the bridge will open to
navigation concurrently, with the south
span only opening partially due to
damage, for additional on demand
openings from October 4, 2016, through
October 10, 2016, if 48 hours notice is
given. The south span of the bridge will
be closed-to-navigation during bridge
repair from 9 a.m., October 11, 2016,
through 4 p.m., October 14, 2016. The
horizontal clearance of the bridge with
the south span closed-to-navigation is
38 feet and the horizontal clearance of
the bridge with the south span partially
open-to-navigation is 70 feet. The
modified temporary deviation is
necessary to relieve vessel congestion
and provide for safe navigation on the
waterway. The bridge is a double swing
draw bridge and has a vertical clearance
in the closed position of 6 feet above
mean high water.
The North Landing River is used by
a variety of vessels including small U.
S. government and public vessels, small
commercial vessels, tug and barge, and
recreational vessels. The Coast Guard
has carefully considered the nature and
volume of vessel traffic on the waterway
in publishing this temporary deviation.
During the closure times there will be
limited opportunity for vessels which
are able to safely pass through the
bridge in the closed position to do so.
Vessels able to safely pass through the
bridge in the closed position may do so,
after receiving confirmation from the
bridge tender that it is safe to transit
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through the bridge. The north span of
the bridge will be able to open for
emergencies. 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
vessel operators can arrange their transit
to minimize any impact caused by the
modified 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: September 19, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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33 CFR Part 165
[Docket Number USCG–2016–0451]
RIN 1625–AA00
Safety Zone; South Branch of the
Chicago River and Chicago Sanitary
and Ship Canal, Chicago, IL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Temporary Final Rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard is
establishing a temporary safety zone on
the South Branch of the Chicago River
and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Canal. This action is necessary to
protect spectators, participants, and
vessels from the hazards associated with
the Tough Cup event on these navigable
waters in Chicago, IL, on September 24,
2016. This regulation prohibits persons
and vessels from being in the safety
zone unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated representative.
DATES: This rule is effective from 6:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 24, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To view documents
mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2016–
0451 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click
‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket
Folder on the line associated with this
rule.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
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SUMMARY:
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email LT Lindsay Cook, Marine Safety
Unit Chicago, U.S. Coast Guard;
telephone (630) 986–2155, email
Lindsay.N.Cook@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
II. Background Information and
Regulatory History
On December 27, 2015, the Coast
Guard received an Application for
Marine Event for the Tough Cup event
that will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. on September 24, 2016, on the
South Branch of the Chicago River and
the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
between the Illinois Northern Bridge
and the Loomis Street Highway Bridge.
In response, on July 1, 2016, the Coast
Guard published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) titled ‘‘Safety Zone;
South Branch of the Chicago River and
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
Chicago, IL’’ (81 FR 43178). There we
stated why we issued the NPRM, and
invited comments on our proposed
regulatory action related to this event.
During the comment period that ended
July 31, 2016, we received two
comments.
We are issuing this rule, and under 5
U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds
that good cause exists for making it
effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. To
provide an opportunity for comment, as
opposed to not issuing an NPRM, we
issued the NPRM knowing it would be
impracticable not to make a final rule
effective less than 30 days after it is
published. Delaying the effective date of
this rule to wait for a comment period
to run would be impracticable because
it would inhibit the ability to protect the
public and vessels from the hazards
associated with a race involving
personal watercraft to take place on
September 24, 2016.
III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule
The Coast Guard is issuing this rule
under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231. The
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
(COTP) has determined that the
potential hazards associated with
vessels transiting through a narrow and
congested section of the river during the
Tough Cup event will pose concerns for
all vessels navigating in the area. The
purpose of this rule is to ensure the
safety of spectators, vessels participating
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in the event and all vessels operating in
the vicinity of the scheduled event.
IV. Discussion of Comments, Changes,
and the Rule
As noted above, we received two
comments on our NPRM published July
1, 2016. One comment stated concerns
with the notification to the public being
sufficient for the proposed rule. The
Coast Guard has provided notice
required by the Administrative
Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 553) and will
also provide notification by issuing a
Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF–
FM marine channel 16. To further
address the concern of sufficient
notification, the Coast Guard will
include a notification in the Local
Notice to Mariners publication. The
second comment received was
supportive of the event and related
waterway restriction. There is one
change in the regulatory text of this rule
from the proposed rule in the NPRM to
include the additional notification in
the Local Notice to Mariners
publication. This rule establishes a
safety zone from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
September 24, 2016. The safety zone
will cover all navigable waters on the
South Branch of the Chicago River and
the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
between the Illinois Northern Bridge
and the Loomis Street Highway Bridge
in Chicago, IL. The duration of the zone
is intended to ensure the safety of
vessels and these navigable waters
before, during, and after the scheduled
Tough Cup event. No vessel or person
will be permitted to enter the safety
zone without obtaining permission from
the COTP or a designated
representative.
V. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this rule after
considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and
Executive orders, and we discuss First
Amendment rights of protestors.
A. Regulatory Planning and Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits.
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This rule has not been
designated a ‘‘significant regulatory
action,’’ under Executive Order 12866.
Accordingly, it has not been reviewed
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0181]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; North Landing River, Chesapeake,
VA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation;
modification.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has modified a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the S165 (North Landing Road) Bridge
across the North Landing River, mile 20.2, at Chesapeake, VA. This
modified deviation is necessary to perform emergency bridge repairs and
provide for safe navigation. This modified deviation allows the bridge
to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 p.m. on September 30, 2016,
through 4 p.m. on October 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0181] 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 Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 11, 2016, the Coast Guard published
a temporary deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; North
Landing River, Chesapeake, VA'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 12824);
on April 8, 2016, the Coast Guard published a modified temporary
deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; North Landing
River, Chesapeake, VA'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 20529); and on
June 29, 2016, the Coast Guard published a modified temporary deviation
entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; North Landing River,
Chesapeake, VA'' in the Federal Register (81 FR 42248). These documents
were necessary to authorize a temporary deviation from the operating
regulations to perform repairs to the south swing span of the bridge
due to damage sustained as a result of a vessel allision with the
bridge that occurred on March 1, 2016. The United States Army Corps of
Engineers, Norfolk District Office, who owns and operates the S165
(North Landing Road) Bridge, has requested a modified temporary
deviation from the current operating regulations to perform repairs to
the south swing span of the bridge, following receipt of replacement
parts scheduled to arrive in the first week of October 2016. The
modified temporary deviation request is necessary to receive the
replacement parts in the first week of October 2016 and allow for
sufficient time to complete repairs to the bridge.
The current operating scheduled is set out in 33 CFR 117.1021.
Under this modified temporary deviation, the north span of the bridge
will open-to-navigation on the hour and half hour, upon request, from 6
a.m. to 7 p.m., and on demand from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The north and south
spans of the bridge will open to navigation concurrently, with the
south span only opening partially due to damage, upon request, for: (1)
Scheduled openings at 9:30 a.m. for vessels transiting southeast, (2)
10:30 a.m. for vessels transiting northwest, and (3) at noon and 2 p.m.
for two-way vessel traffic through the bridge, Monday through Friday,
from Friday, September 30, 2016, through Monday, October 10, 2016. The
north and south spans of the bridge will open to navigation
concurrently, with the south span only opening partially due to damage,
upon request, for: (1) Scheduled openings at 9:30 a.m. for vessels
transiting southeast and (2) 10:30 a.m. for vessels transiting
northwest, Saturday and Sunday, from Saturday, October 1, 2016, through
Sunday, October 9, 2016. The north and south spans of the bridge will
open to navigation concurrently, with the south span only opening
partially due to damage, for additional on demand openings from October
4, 2016, through October 10, 2016, if 48 hours notice is given. The
south span of the bridge will be closed-to-navigation during bridge
repair from 9 a.m., October 11, 2016, through 4 p.m., October 14, 2016.
The horizontal clearance of the bridge with the south span closed-to-
navigation is 38 feet and the horizontal clearance of the bridge with
the south span partially open-to-navigation is 70 feet. The modified
temporary deviation is necessary to relieve vessel congestion and
provide for safe navigation on the waterway. The bridge is a double
swing draw bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position
of 6 feet above mean high water.
The North Landing River is used by a variety of vessels including
small U. S. government and public vessels, small commercial vessels,
tug and barge, and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has carefully
considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic on the waterway in
publishing this temporary deviation.
During the closure times there will be limited opportunity for
vessels which are able to safely pass through the bridge in the closed
position to do so. Vessels able to safely pass through the bridge in
the closed position may do so, after receiving confirmation from the
bridge tender that it is safe to transit
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through the bridge. The north span of the bridge will be able to open
for emergencies. 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 vessel operators
can arrange their transit to minimize any impact caused by the modified
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: September 19, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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