Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Belle Chasse, Louisiana, 17560-17561 [2017-07383]
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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100
Marine safety, Navigation (water),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waterways.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33
CFR part 100 as follows:
PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON
NAVIGABLE WATERS
1. The authority citation for part 100
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233.
2. Add § 100.501T05–1086 to read as
follows:
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§ 100.501T05–1086 Special Local
Regulation; Chesapeake Bay, between
Sandy Point and Kent Island, MD.
(a) Regulated area. The following
location is a regulated area: All
navigable waters of the Chesapeake Bay,
adjacent to the shoreline at Sandy Point
State Park and between and adjacent to
the spans of the William P. Lane Jr.
Memorial Bridges, from shoreline to
shoreline, bounded to the north by a
line drawn from the western shoreline
at latitude 39°01′05.23″ N., longitude
076°23′47.93″ W.; thence eastward to
latitude 39°01′02.08″ N., longitude
076°22′58.38″ W.; thence southward to
latitude 38°59′57.02″ N., longitude
076°23′02.79″ W.; thence eastward and
parallel and 500 yards north of the north
bridge span to eastern shoreline at
latitude 38°59′13.70″ N., longitude
076°19′58.40″ W.; and bounded to the
south by a line drawn parallel and 500
yards south of the south bridge span
that originates from the western
shoreline at latitude 39°00′17.08″ N.,
longitude 076°24′28.36″ W.; thence
southward to latitude 38°59′38.36″ N.,
longitude 076°23′59.67″ W.; thence
eastward to latitude 38°59′26.93″ N.,
longitude 076°23′25.53″ W.; thence
eastward to the eastern shoreline at
latitude 38°58′40.32″ N., longitude
076°20′10.45″ W., located between
Sandy Point and Kent Island, MD. All
coordinates reference Datum NAD 1983.
(b) Definitions. (1) Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region
means the Commander, U.S. Coast
Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital
Region or any Coast Guard
commissioned, warrant or petty officer
who has been authorized by the Captain
of the Port to act on his behalf.
(2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander
means a commissioned, warrant, or
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petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard
who has been designated by the
Commander, Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region.
(3) Official Patrol means any vessel
assigned or approved by Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region with a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer on board and
displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
(4) Participant means all persons and
vessels participating in the Bay Bridge
Paddle event under the auspices of the
Marine Event Permit issued to the event
sponsor and approved by Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region.
(c) Special local regulations. (1) The
COTP or Coast Guard Patrol
Commander may forbid and control the
movement of all vessels and persons,
including event participants, in the
regulated area. When hailed or signaled
by an official patrol, a vessel or person
in the regulated area shall immediately
comply with the directions given.
Failure to do so may result in expulsion
from the area, citation for failure to
comply, or both. The Coast Guard Patrol
Commander may terminate the event, or
the operation of any support vessel
participating in the event, at any time it
is deemed necessary for the protection
of life or property.
(2) Except for participants and vessels
already at berth, all persons and vessels
within the regulated area at the time it
is implemented are to depart the
regulated area.
(3) Persons and vessels desiring to
transit, moor, or anchor within the
regulated area must first obtain
authorization from the Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region
or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. Prior
to the enforcement period, to seek
permission to transit, moor, or anchor
within the area, the Captain of the Port
Maryland-National Capital Region can
be contacted at telephone number 410–
576–2693 or on Marine Band Radio,
VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz).
During the enforcement period, to seek
permission to transit, moor, or anchor
within the area, the Coast Guard Patrol
Commander can be contacted on Marine
Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8
MHz) for direction.
(4) The Coast Guard may be assisted
in the patrol and enforcement of the
regulated area by other Federal, State,
and local agencies. The Coast Guard
Patrol Commander and official patrol
vessels enforcing this regulated area can
be contacted on marine band radio
VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz) and
channel 22A (157.1 MHz).
(5) The Coast Guard will publish a
notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District
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Local Notice to Mariners and issue a
marine information broadcast on VHF–
FM marine band radio announcing
specific event date and times.
(d) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
on April 29, 2017, and, if necessary due
to inclement weather, from 7 a.m. to 1
p.m. on April 30, 2017.
Dated: April 7, 2017.
Lonnie P. Harrison, Jr.,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2017–0018]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, Belle Chasse,
Louisiana
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 State Route 23
Bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route),
mile 3.8, at Belle Chasse, Plaquemines
Parish, Louisiana. The deviation is
necessary to facilitate movement of
vehicular traffic for the 2017 New
Orleans Air Show to be held at the U.S.
Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base at
Belle Chasse, Louisiana. This deviation
allows the bridge to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position for several
hours on two afternoons to
accommodate the additional volume of
vehicular traffic following the event.
DATES: This temporary deviation is
effective from 4 p.m. on Saturday, April
22, 2017 through 6:30 p.m. on Sunday,
April 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2017–0018] 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 Giselle
MacDonald, Bridge Administration
Branch, Coast Guard, telephone 504–
671–2128, email Giselle.T.MacDonald@
uscg.mil.
SUMMARY:
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The
Department of the Navy requested a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule of the State Route 23 vertical
lift span bridge across the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 3.8, at Belle
Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
The 2017 New Orleans Air Show is
being held on the weekend of April 22–
23, 2017. The deviation will
accommodate the anticipated vehicle
traffic associated with the large amount
of the general public that will attend
this popular event. This temporary
deviation will allow the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on
Saturday, April 22, 2017 and from 4
p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April
23, 2017.
In accordance with 33 CFR
117.451(b), the bridge currently opens
on signal; except that, from 6 a.m. to
8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays, the draw need not be
opened for the passage of vessels.
The State Route 23 vertical lift span
bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route),
mile 3.8, at Belle Chasse, Louisiana has
a vertical clearance of 40 feet above
mean high water in the closed-tonavigation position and 100 feet above
mean high water in the open-tonavigation position. Navigation on the
waterway consists primarily of tugs
with tows, commercial fishing vessels,
and occasional recreational craft.
Mariners may use the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (Harvey Canal) as an
alternate.
The Coast Guard has coordinated the
closure with waterway users, industry,
and other Coast Guard units. It has been
determined that this closure will not
have a significant effect on vessel traffic.
The bridge will not be able to open for
emergencies during the 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: March 31, 2017.
Eric A. Washburn,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2016–0257]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Delaware River, Pennsauken
Township, NJ
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations; request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
regulation that governs the DELAIR
Memorial Railroad Bridge across the
Delaware River, mile 104.6, at
Pennsauken Township, NJ. This
deviation will test the remote operation
capability of the drawbridge to
determine whether the bridge can be
safely operated from a remote location.
This deviation will allow the bridge to
be remotely operated from the Conrail
South Jersey dispatch center in Mount
Laurel, NJ, instead of being operated by
an on-site bridge tender.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
8 a.m. on April 24, 2017, to 7:59 a.m.
on October 21, 2017. Comments and
related material must reach the Coast
Guard on or before August 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2016–0257 using Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this test
deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts,
Fifth Coast Guard District (dpb);
telephone (757) 398–6222, email
Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
The DELAIR Memorial Bridge across
the Delaware River, mile 104.6, at
Pennsauken Township, NJ, owned and
operated by Conrail Shared Assets, has
a vertical clearance of 49 feet above
mean high water in the closed-tonavigation position. There is a daily
average of 28 New Jersey Transit trains
and 8 Conrail freight trains that cross
the bridge and a daily average of 3
bridge openings that allow one or more
vessels to transit through the bridge
during each opening. The bridge is
normally maintained in the closed
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position, due to the average daily
number of trains crossing the bridge.
The operating schedule is published in
33 CFR 117.716. This operating
schedule has been in effect since 1984
and will not change with the
implementation of remote operation of
the bridge. This test deviation allows
the bridge to be operated remotely from
the bridge owner’s South Jersey
dispatch center in Mount Laurel, NJ.
The Delaware River is used by a
variety of vessels including deep draft
commercial vessels, tug and barge
traffic, recreational vessels, and public
vessels including military vessels of
various sizes. The three-year average
number of bridge openings and
maximum number of bridge openings by
month and overall for 2013 through
2015, as drawn from the data contained
in the bridge tender logs, is presented
below.
Month
January .....................
February ...................
March ........................
April ...........................
May ...........................
June ..........................
July ...........................
August .......................
September ................
October .....................
November .................
December .................
Monthly .....................
Daily ..........................
Average
openings
Maximum
openings
73
54
80
55
60
60
122
112
143
109
100
100
89
3
88
56
94
68
67
71
162
138
201
117
116
122
201
7
The bridge owner and the maritime
community have been working together
since 2013 in an effort to incorporate
sensors and other technologies into the
bridge and the Conrail South Jersey
dispatch center to allow for the safe and
effective remote operation of the bridge.
The remote operation system includes
eight camera views (four marine and
four rail), two forward-looking infrared
equipped camera views (marine),
marine radar, a dedicated telephone line
for bridge operations, radiotelephone on
VHF–FM channels 13 and 16, and an
automated identification system (AIS)
transmitter to provide bridge status. The
AIS transmitter has been installed on
the New Jersey side of the bridge at the
bridge and land intersection in
approximate position 39 degrees, 58
minutes, 50.52 seconds North (39.9807),
75 degrees, 03 minutes, 58.75 seconds
West (¥75.06632). The AIS transmitter
is assigned maritime mobile service
identity (MMSI) number 993663001 and
will provide the status of the bridge
(open/closed/inoperative) via the name
transmitted by the private aids to
navigation as: DELAIR BRG–OPEN
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0018]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway,
Belle Chasse, Louisiana
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the State Route 23 Bridge across the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), mile 3.8, at
Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The deviation is necessary
to facilitate movement of vehicular traffic for the 2017 New Orleans
Air Show to be held at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base
at Belle Chasse, Louisiana. This deviation allows the bridge to remain
in the closed-to-navigation position for several hours on two
afternoons to accommodate the additional volume of vehicular traffic
following the event.
DATES: This temporary deviation is effective from 4 p.m. on Saturday,
April 22, 2017 through 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 23, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0018] 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 Giselle MacDonald, Bridge
Administration Branch, Coast Guard, telephone 504-671-2128, email
Giselle.T.MacDonald@uscg.mil.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of the Navy requested a
temporary deviation from the operating schedule of the State Route 23
vertical lift span bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile
3.8, at Belle Chasse, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The 2017 New
Orleans Air Show is being held on the weekend of April 22-23, 2017. The
deviation will accommodate the anticipated vehicle traffic associated
with the large amount of the general public that will attend this
popular event. This temporary deviation will allow the bridge to remain
in the closed-to-navigation position from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on
Saturday, April 22, 2017 and from 4 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Sunday,
April 23, 2017.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.451(b), the bridge currently opens on
signal; except that, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, the draw need
not be opened for the passage of vessels.
The State Route 23 vertical lift span bridge across the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers Alternate Route), mile 3.8, at Belle
Chasse, Louisiana has a vertical clearance of 40 feet above mean high
water in the closed-to-navigation position and 100 feet above mean high
water in the open-to-navigation position. Navigation on the waterway
consists primarily of tugs with tows, commercial fishing vessels, and
occasional recreational craft. Mariners may use the Gulf Intracoastal
Waterway (Harvey Canal) as an alternate.
The Coast Guard has coordinated the closure with waterway users,
industry, and other Coast Guard units. It has been determined that this
closure will not have a significant effect on vessel traffic. The
bridge will not be able to open for emergencies during the 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: March 31, 2017.
Eric A. Washburn,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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