Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), Beach Thorofare, Margate City, NJ, 44073 [2017-20153]
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Dated: June 26, 2017.
M.A. Baroody,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port, Sector Northern New England.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2017–0855]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New
Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW),
Beach Thorofare, Margate City, NJ
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Margate
Boulevard/Margate Bridge which carries
Margate Boulevard across the NJICW
(Beach Thorofare), mile 74.0, at Margate
City, NJ. The deviation is necessary to
facilitate urgent bridge maintenance.
This deviation allows the bridge to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position.
DATES: This deviation is effective
without actual notice from September
21, 2017 through 7 p.m. on Sunday,
October 8, 2017. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used
from 7 a.m. on Monday September 18,
2017 until September 21, 2017.
SUMMARY:
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The docket for this
deviation, [USCG–2017–0855] 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. Michael
Thorogood, Bridge Administration
Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard,
telephone 757–398–6557, email
Michael.R.Thorogood@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Margate Bridge Company, owner and
operator of the Margate Boulevard/
Margate Bridge that carries Margate
Boulevard across the NJICW (Beach
Thorofare), mile 74.0, at Margate City,
NJ, has requested a temporary deviation
from the current operating schedule to
facilitate urgent maintenance of the
structural steel of the bascule spans of
the double bascule drawbridge. The
bridge has a vertical clearance of 14 feet
above mean high water in the closed
position and unlimited clearance in the
open position.
The current operating schedule is set
out in 33 CFR 117.5. Under this
temporary deviation, the bridge will be
in the closed-to-navigation position
from 7 a.m. on Monday, September 18,
2017, through 7 p.m. on Sunday,
September 24, 2017, and from 7 a.m. on
Monday, October 2, 2017, through 7
p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2017.
The Beach Thorofare is used by
recreational vessels. The Coast Guard
has carefully coordinated the
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44° 54′17″ N, 066° 58′58″W (NAD 83).
Event Type: Swim Event.
Date: A one day event in September. 1
Time (Approximate): 8:00 am to 11:00 am.
Location: The regulated area includes all waters in the vicinity of
Winslow Park in South Freeport, Maine within the following points
(NAD 83):
43° 47′59″ N, 070° 06′56″ W.
43° 47′44″ N, 070° 06′56″ W.
43° 47′44″ N, 070° 07′27″ W.
43° 47′57″ N, 070° 07′27″ W.
• Event Type: Fireworks Display.
• Date: A one night event in September. 1
• Time (Approximate): 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm.
• Location: In the vicinity of Eliot Town Boat Launch, Eliot, Maine in
approximate position:
43° 08′56″ N, 070° 49′52″ W (NAD 83).
• Event Type: Swim Event.
Date: A one day event in September. 1
• Time (Approximate): 9:00 am to 3 pm.
• Location: Essex Beggs Point Park, Essex, NY, to Charlotte Beach,
Charlotte, VT.
44° 18′32″ N, 073° 20′52″ W.
44° 20′03″ N, 073° 16′53″ W.
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restrictions with waterway users in
publishing this temporary deviation.
Vessels will not be able to pass
through the bridge in the closed-tonavigation position, as two construction
barges will be occupying the navigation
channel during the closure periods. The
bridge will not be able to open for
emergencies and there is no immediate
alternative route for vessels unable to
pass through the bridge in the closed
position. The Coast Guard will also
inform the users of the waterway
through our Local Notice 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
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: September 18, 2017.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0855]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway
(NJICW), Beach Thorofare, Margate City, NJ
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Margate Boulevard/Margate Bridge
which carries Margate Boulevard across the NJICW (Beach Thorofare),
mile 74.0, at Margate City, NJ. The deviation is necessary to
facilitate urgent bridge maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge
to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from September
21, 2017 through 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2017. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 7 a.m. on Monday September
18, 2017 until September 21, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0855] 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. Michael Thorogood, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email Michael.R.Thorogood@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Margate Bridge Company, owner and
operator of the Margate Boulevard/Margate Bridge that carries Margate
Boulevard across the NJICW (Beach Thorofare), mile 74.0, at Margate
City, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the current
operating schedule to facilitate urgent maintenance of the structural
steel of the bascule spans of the double bascule drawbridge. The bridge
has a vertical clearance of 14 feet above mean high water in the closed
position and unlimited clearance in the open position.
The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.5. Under
this temporary deviation, the bridge will be in the closed-to-
navigation position from 7 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 2017, through
7 p.m. on Sunday, September 24, 2017, and from 7 a.m. on Monday,
October 2, 2017, through 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 2017.
The Beach Thorofare is used by recreational vessels. The Coast
Guard has carefully coordinated the restrictions with waterway users in
publishing this temporary deviation.
Vessels will not be able to pass through the bridge in the closed-
to-navigation position, as two construction barges will be occupying
the navigation channel during the closure periods. The bridge will not
be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternative
route for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed
position. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway
through our Local Notice 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 from the operating
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: September 18, 2017.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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