Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mill River, New Haven, CT, 37011-37012 [2017-16644]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast
Guard will enforce special local
regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 from 1
p.m. until 4 p.m. on October 15, 2017,
with a rain date of October 29, 2017, for
the Poquoson Seafood Festival
Workboat Race at Poquoson, VA. This
action is being taken to provide for the
safety of life on navigable waterways
during the power boat race. Our
regulation for recurring marine events
within the Fifth Coast Guard District,
§ 100.501, specifies the location for this
special local regulation; Race area: The
area is bounded on the north by a line
drawn along latitude 37°06′30″ N.,
bounded on the south by a line drawn
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the east by a line drawn along longitude
076°18′52″ W. and bounded on the west
by a line drawn along longitude
076°19′30″ W. Buffer area: The waters of
Back River extending 200 yards
outwards from east and west boundary
lines, and 100 yards outwards from the
north and south boundary lines
described in this section. As specified in
§ 100.501(c), during the enforcement
period, no vessel may transit this
regulated area without approval from
the Captain of the Port (COTP)—Sector
Hampton Roads or a COTP designated
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This notice of enforcement is issued
under authority of 33 CFR 100.501 and
5 U.S.C. 552(a). This notice of
enforcement will be published in the
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Mariners, and conveyed in marine
information broadcasts.
Dated: August 1, 2017.
Richard J. Wester,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Hampton Roads, VA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
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Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mill
River, New Haven, CT
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation; modification.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has modified
a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the
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Chapel Street Bridge across the Mill
River, mile 0.4 at New Haven,
Connecticut. This modified deviation is
necessary to accommodate delays to the
bridge deck replacement and various
repairs. This modified deviation allows
the bridge to open for the passage of
vessels upon two hours of advance
notice as well as a twelve day closure
of the draw to all vessel traffic.
DATES: This modified deviation is
effective without actual notice from
August 8, 2017 through 11:59 p.m. on
September 9, 2017. For purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used
from 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 2017 until
August 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, USCG–2017–0524, 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 James M. Moore,
Bridge Management Specialist, First
District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast
Guard; telephone 212–514–4334, email
James.M.Moore2@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City
of New Haven, the owner of the bridge,
requested a temporary deviation from
the normal operating schedule to
facilitate rehabilitation of the bridge,
specifically replacement of the bridge
deck. The Chapel Street Bridge, across
the Mill River, mile 0.4 at New Haven,
Connecticut offers mariners a vertical
clearance of 7.9 feet at mean high water
and 14 feet at mean low water in the
closed position. The existing
drawbridge operating regulations are
listed at 33 CFR 117.213(d).
On July 6, 2017, the Coast Guard
published a temporary deviation
entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Mill River, New Haven, CT’’
in the Federal Register (82 FR 31253).
Under that temporary deviation, the
Chapel Street Bridge would open for
mariners provided a two hour advance
notice was furnished to the owner of the
bridge (with the bridge authorized to
remain closed during weekday rush
hour timeframes with the exception of
recognized federal holidays) and the
draw would remain closed to all vessels
requiring an opening from 12:01 a.m.
July 27, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 7,
2017 to facilitate the pouring/curing of
new bridge deck material. The draw
would then revert to opening for
mariners given two hours of advance
notice until September 9, 2017.
Due to project delays precipitated by
the discovery of advanced corrosion of
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the steel deck grid prior to the planned
pouring of concrete deck material as
well as associated remediation of the
same corrosion, the City of New Haven
has requested that until 11:59 p.m.
August 9, 2017 the draw of the Chapel
Street Bridge open for the passage of
vessels requiring an opening provided
two hours of advance notice is
furnished to the owner of the bridge;
except that, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays,
the draw need not open for the passage
of vessel traffic. The bridge will remain
closed to all vessels requiring an
opening from 12:01 a.m. August 10,
2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 21, 2017
to facilitate the pouring/curing of new
bridge deck material. From 12:01 a.m.
August 22, 2017 until 11:59 p.m.
September 9, 2017 the bridge will open
for the passage of vessels requiring an
opening provided two hours of advance
notice is furnished to the owner of the
bridge; except that from 7:30 a.m. to
8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays, the draw need not open for the
passage of vessel traffic.
The bridge routinely opens for
commercial vessels. Nevertheless, the
requirement for two hours of advance
notice has not impeded routine
waterway operations. Mariners have
offered no objection to a twelve day
closure of the draw in order to complete
the necessary deck replacement. The
concrete pour and curing process can be
accomplished in four days, but a twelve
day closure period has been requested
in order to take inclement weather into
account. The bridge will resume
operations as soon as the curing process
has been completed. The City of New
Haven has maintained open lines of
communication with waterway
operators and ensured all project
developments are quickly disseminated
to all relevant parties.
Vessels that can pass under the bridge
without an opening may do so at all
times. The bridge will be not able to
open for emergencies. There is no
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 vessel operators 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
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from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: August 2, 2017.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist,
First Coast Guard District.
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[EPA–R04–OAR–2016–0213; FRL–9965–56–
Region 4]
Air Plan Approval; Kentucky;
Infrastructure Requirements for the
2012 PM2.5 National Ambient Air
Quality Standard
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is taking final action to
approve portions of the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submission,
submitted on February 8, 2016, by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, through
the Energy and Environment Cabinet,
Department for Environmental
Protection, through the Kentucky
Division for Air Quality (KDAQ), to
demonstrate that the State meets the
infrastructure requirements of the Clean
Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2012
Annual Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS). The CAA requires that each
state adopt and submit a SIP for the
implementation, maintenance and
enforcement of each NAAQS
promulgated by EPA, which is
commonly referred to as an
‘‘infrastructure’’ SIP. KDAQ certified
that the Kentucky SIP contains
provisions that ensure the 2012 Annual
PM2.5 NAAQS is implemented,
enforced, and maintained in Kentucky.
EPA has determined that portions of
Kentucky’s SIP satisfy certain
infrastructure elements for the 2012
Annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
DATES: This rule will be effective
September 7, 2017.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–R04–OAR–
2016–0213. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov
Web site. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly
available, i.e., Confidential Business
Information or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
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Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Regulatory Management Section,
Air Planning and Implementation
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. EPA
requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office’s official hours of business are
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tiereny Bell, Air Regulatory
Management Section, Air Planning and
Implementation Branch, Air, Pesticides
and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Ms. Bell
can be reached via electronic mail at
bell.tiereny@epa.gov or via telephone at
(404) 562–9088.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
propose any action. With respect to the
interstate transport requirements of
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs
1, 2 and 4), EPA will consider these
requirements in relation to Kentucky’s
2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS
infrastructure submission in a separate
rulemaking. The details of Kentucky’s
submission and the rationale for EPA’s
actions for this final rule are explained
in the May 10, 2017, proposed
rulemaking. Comments on the proposed
rulemaking were due on or before June
9, 2017. EPA did not receive any
comments, adverse or otherwise.
I. Background and Overview
III. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews
Under the CAA, the Administrator is
required to approve a SIP submission
that complies with the provisions of the
Act and applicable federal regulations.
See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions,
EPA’s role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of
the CAA. Accordingly, this action
merely approves state law as meeting
federal requirements and does not
impose additional requirements beyond
those imposed by state law. For that
reason, this action:
• Is not a significant regulatory action
subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget under
Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735,
October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011);
• does not impose an information
collection burden under the provisions
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
• is certified as not having a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
• does not contain any unfunded
mandate or significantly or uniquely
affect small governments, as described
On December 14, 2012 (78 FR 3086,
January 15, 2013), EPA promulgated a
revised primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS.
The standard was strengthened from
15.0 micrograms per cubic meter (mg/
m3) to 12.0 mg/m3. Pursuant to section
110(a)(1) of the CAA, States are required
to submit SIPs meeting the applicable
requirements of section 110(a)(2) within
three years after promulgation of a new
or revised NAAQS or within such
shorter period as EPA may prescribe.
Section 110(a)(2) requires states to
address basic SIP elements such as
requirements for monitoring, basic
program requirements and legal
authority that are designed to assure
attainment and maintenance of the
NAAQS. States were required to submit
such SIPs for the 2012 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS to EPA no later than December
14, 2015.
In a proposed rulemaking published
May 10, 2017 (82 FR 21751), EPA
proposed to approve portions of
Kentucky’s February 8, 2016 SIP
submission for the 2012 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS, with the exception of the
interstate transport requirements of
section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs
1, 2, and 4) and the minor source
program requirement of section
110(a)(2)(C), for which EPA did not
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II. Final Action
With the exception of the interstate
transport requirements of section
110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) and (II) (prongs 1, 2,
and 4) and the minor source program
requirement of section 110(a)(2)(C), EPA
is taking final action to approve
Kentucky’s infrastructure submission
for the 2012 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS. EPA
notes that the Agency is not approving
any specific rule, but rather approving
that Kentucky’s already approved SIP
meets certain CAA requirements. EPA is
taking final action to approve portions
of Kentucky’s infrastructure SIP
submission for the 2012 Annual PM2.5
NAAQS because it is consistent with
section 110 of the CAA.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0524]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mill River, New Haven, CT
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of 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 Chapel Street Bridge across the
Mill River, mile 0.4 at New Haven, Connecticut. This modified deviation
is necessary to accommodate delays to the bridge deck replacement and
various repairs. This modified deviation allows the bridge to open for
the passage of vessels upon two hours of advance notice as well as a
twelve day closure of the draw to all vessel traffic.
DATES: This modified deviation is effective without actual notice from
August 8, 2017 through 11:59 p.m. on September 9, 2017. For purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 12:01 a.m. on August 1,
2017 until August 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0524, 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 James M. Moore, Bridge Management
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone
212-514-4334, email James.M.Moore2@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of New Haven, the owner of the
bridge, requested a temporary deviation from the normal operating
schedule to facilitate rehabilitation of the bridge, specifically
replacement of the bridge deck. The Chapel Street Bridge, across the
Mill River, mile 0.4 at New Haven, Connecticut offers mariners a
vertical clearance of 7.9 feet at mean high water and 14 feet at mean
low water in the closed position. The existing drawbridge operating
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.213(d).
On July 6, 2017, the Coast Guard published a temporary deviation
entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Mill River, New Haven, CT''
in the Federal Register (82 FR 31253). Under that temporary deviation,
the Chapel Street Bridge would open for mariners provided a two hour
advance notice was furnished to the owner of the bridge (with the
bridge authorized to remain closed during weekday rush hour timeframes
with the exception of recognized federal holidays) and the draw would
remain closed to all vessels requiring an opening from 12:01 a.m. July
27, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 7, 2017 to facilitate the pouring/
curing of new bridge deck material. The draw would then revert to
opening for mariners given two hours of advance notice until September
9, 2017.
Due to project delays precipitated by the discovery of advanced
corrosion of the steel deck grid prior to the planned pouring of
concrete deck material as well as associated remediation of the same
corrosion, the City of New Haven has requested that until 11:59 p.m.
August 9, 2017 the draw of the Chapel Street Bridge open for the
passage of vessels requiring an opening provided two hours of advance
notice is furnished to the owner of the bridge; except that, from 7:30
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays, the draw need not open for the passage of
vessel traffic. The bridge will remain closed to all vessels requiring
an opening from 12:01 a.m. August 10, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. August 21,
2017 to facilitate the pouring/curing of new bridge deck material. From
12:01 a.m. August 22, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. September 9, 2017 the
bridge will open for the passage of vessels requiring an opening
provided two hours of advance notice is furnished to the owner of the
bridge; except that from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:45
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, the draw need not
open for the passage of vessel traffic.
The bridge routinely opens for commercial vessels. Nevertheless,
the requirement for two hours of advance notice has not impeded routine
waterway operations. Mariners have offered no objection to a twelve day
closure of the draw in order to complete the necessary deck
replacement. The concrete pour and curing process can be accomplished
in four days, but a twelve day closure period has been requested in
order to take inclement weather into account. The bridge will resume
operations as soon as the curing process has been completed. The City
of New Haven has maintained open lines of communication with waterway
operators and ensured all project developments are quickly disseminated
to all relevant parties.
Vessels that can pass under the bridge without an opening may do so
at all times. The bridge will be not able to open for emergencies.
There is no 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 vessel operators 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
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from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: August 2, 2017.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-16644 Filed 8-7-17; 8:45 am]
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