Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR, 9432-9433 [2018-04568]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0129]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Snohomish River and Steamboat
Slough, Everett and Marysville, WA
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 SR 529
highway bridges, north and south
bound, across the Snohomish River,
mile 3.6 near Everett, WA, and the SR
529 highway bridges, north and south
bound, across Steamboat Slough, mile
1.1 and 1.2, near Marysville, WA. The
deviation is necessary to accommodate
the Everett Half Marathon run event.
This deviation allows the bridges to
remain in the closed-to-navigation
position during the marathon to allow
safe movement of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 8, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, USCG–2018–0129 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. Steven
Fischer, Bridge Administrator,
Thirteenth Coast Guard District;
telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Washington State Department of
Transportation, the bridge owner, has
requested that the SR 529 highway
bridges, north bound and south bound,
across the Snohomish River and
Steamboat Slough remain in the closedto-navigation position. This request is to
facilitate safe, uninterrupted roadway
passage of participants of the Everett
Half Marathon. The SR 529 highway
bridges across the Snohomish River, at
mile 3.6, provide 37 feet of vertical
clearance above mean high water
elevation while in the closed-tonavigation position; and these bridges
operate in accordance with 33 CFR
117.1059(c). The SR 529 highway
bridges across Steamboat Slough, at
mile 1.1 and 1.2, provide 10 feet of
vertical clearance above mean high
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water elevation in the closed-tonavigation position; and these bridges
operate in accordance with 33 CFR
117.1059(g).
The SR 529 bridges crossing the
Snohomish River and Steamboat Slough
are authorized to remain in the closedto navigation position, and need not
open for maritime traffic from 7:30 a.m.
to 11 a.m. on April 8, 2018. The bridges
shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR
117.1059 at all other times. Vessels able
to pass under the subject bridges in the
closed-to-navigation position may do so
at any time, and these bridges will be
required to open, if needed, for vessels
engaged in emergency response during
the closure period.
Waterway usage on this part of the
Snohomish River and Steamboat Slough
includes vessels ranging from
commercial tug and barge to small
pleasure craft. An alternate route for
vessels to pass is available through Ebey
Slough and Union Slough near the
entrance of Steamboat Slough at high
tide. A request for comment with any
objections to this deviation was
advertised in the Local Notice to
Mariners. We did not receive any
comments or objections. 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
bridges so that vessels can arrange 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: February 27, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard
District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0127]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Willamette River, Portland, OR
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of deviation from
drawbridge regulation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the lower deck of
the Steel Bridge across the Willamette
River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The
deviation is necessary to support the
Shamrock Stride event. This deviation
allows the lower lift span of the bridge
to remain in the closed-to-navigation
position.
DATES: This deviation is effective from
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on March 18,
2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this
deviation, USCG–2018–0127, 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. Steven
Fischer, Bridge Administrator,
Thirteenth Coast Guard District;
telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) owns
and operates the Steel Bridge across the
Willamette River, at mile 12.1, in
Portland, OR. UPRR requested a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule for the Steel Bridge lower lift
span. The deviation is necessary to
accommodate the Shamrock Stride run/
walk event. The Steel Bridge is a
double-deck lift bridge, and the lower
lift span operates independent of the
upper lift span. To facilitate this
temporary deviation request, the lower
lift span is authorized to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position, and need
not open to marine vessels from 10:15
a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on March 18, 2018.
When the lower span is in the closedto-navigation position, the bridge
provides 26 feet of vertical clearance
above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The
lower lift span of the Steel Bridge
operates in accordance with 33 CFR
117.5.
Waterway usage on this part of the
Willamette River includes vessels
ranging from commercial tug and barge
to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to
pass through the subject bridge with the
lower deck in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at any time. The
lower lift of the Steel Bridge will be able
to open for emergencies, and there is no
immediate alternate route for vessels to
pass. The Coast Guard requested
objections be submitted to this deviation
in the Local Notice to Mariners. We
have not received any objections to this
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule. The Coast Guard will also
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inform the users of the waterway
through our Local and Broadcast
Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the subject 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 designated time period. This
deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
corrected, and the requirement to
provide a copy of the statute or
regulation that empowers a requester to
serve process is revised to be optional
rather than mandatory.
DATES: This final rule is effective on
March 6, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Natalie A. Bonanno, Chief Counsel,
Federal Compliance,
natalie.a.bonanno@usps.gov, 202–268–
2944.
Dated: February 27, 2018.
Steven Michael Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard
District.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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POSTAL SERVICE
39 CFR Part 265
Production or Disclosure of Material or
Information; Technical Corrections
Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service is revising
a citation and a requirement in the
Change of Address Request Format for
Process Servers. An incorrect citation is
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On
November 30, 2016 (81 FR 86270), the
Postal Service published its revised
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
regulations to comply with the FOIA
Improvement Act of 2016 (FOIAIA),
effective December 27, 2016. In
response to public comments, the Postal
Service published an additional change
to these regulations on January 10, 2017
(82 FR 2896). After further review, the
Postal Service published miscellaneous
technical corrections to its regulations
on March 8, 2017 (82 FR 12921). The
Postal Service is now making two
technical corrections to the Change of
Address or Boxholder Request Format
for process servers found at 39 CFR
265.14. The first revision makes the
requirement to provide a copy of the
statute or regulation that empowers a
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requester to serve process optional
rather than mandatory. The second
revision changes the incorrect citation
39 CFR 265.14(d)(4)(ii) to 39 CFR
265.14(d).
List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 265
Administrative practice and
procedure, Courts, Freedom of
information, Government employees.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Postal Service amends 39
CFR part 265 as follows:
PART 265—PRODUCTION OR
DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL OR
INFORMATION
1. The authority citation for part 265
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552; 5 U.S.C. App. 3;
39 U.S.C. 401, 403, 410, 1001, 2601; Pub. L.
114–185.
2. Section 265.14 is amended by
revising the figure titled ‘‘Change of
Address or Boxholder Request Format—
Process Servers’’ to read as follows:
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§ 265.14 Rules concerning specific
categories of records.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0127]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
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 lower deck of the Steel Bridge
across the Willamette River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The deviation
is necessary to support the Shamrock Stride event. This deviation
allows the lower lift span of the bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on
March 18, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0127, 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. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) owns
and operates the Steel Bridge across the Willamette River, at mile
12.1, in Portland, OR. UPRR requested a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule for the Steel Bridge lower lift span. The deviation
is necessary to accommodate the Shamrock Stride run/walk event. The
Steel Bridge is a double-deck lift bridge, and the lower lift span
operates independent of the upper lift span. To facilitate this
temporary deviation request, the lower lift span is authorized to
remain in the closed-to-navigation position, and need not open to
marine vessels from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on March 18, 2018. When
the lower span is in the closed-to-navigation position, the bridge
provides 26 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0.
The lower lift span of the Steel Bridge operates in accordance with 33
CFR 117.5.
Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
Vessels able to pass through the subject bridge with the lower deck in
the closed-to-navigation position may do so at any time. The lower lift
of the Steel Bridge will be able to open for emergencies, and there is
no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast Guard
requested objections be submitted to this deviation in the Local Notice
to Mariners. We have not received any objections to this temporary
deviation from the operating schedule. The Coast Guard will also
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inform the users of the waterway through our Local and Broadcast
Notices to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the subject
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 designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: February 27, 2018.
Steven Michael Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-04568 Filed 3-5-18; 8:45 am]
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