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[INSERT DATE OF PUBLICATION OF
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Douglas W. O’Donnell,
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[FR Doc. 2024–24110 Filed 10–24–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2024–0198]
RIN 1625–AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation;
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
Beaufort, SC
Coast Guard, Department of
Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:
The Coast Guard proposes to
modify the operating schedule that
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governs the Lady’s Island (Woods
Memorial) Bridge across the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) (Beaufort
River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort, SC.
South Carolina Department of
Transportation (SCDOT) has requested
the Coast Guard consider changing the
operating schedule to remove the
seasonal operating schedule. This
proposed action is intended to reduce
vehicular traffic congestion and provide
a more consistent operating schedule for
the bridge. We invite your comments on
this proposed rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material
must reach the Coast Guard on or before
December 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2024–0198 using Federal Decision
Making 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. This notice of proposed
rulemaking with its plain-language, 100word-or-less proposed rule summary
will be available in this same docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Ms. Jennifer Zercher,
Bridge Management Specialist, Seventh
Coast Guard District; telephone 571–
607–5951, email Jennifer.N.Zercher@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(Advance, Supplemental)
§ Section
U.S.C. United States Code
SC South Carolina
TD Temporary Deviation
AICW Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
II. Background, Purpose and Legal
Basis
Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial)
Bridge across the AICW (Beaufort
River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort, SC, is a
swing bridge with a 30-foot vertical
clearance at mean high water in the
closed position. The normal operating
schedule for the bridge is found in 33
CFR 117.911(f).
On March 20, 2024, the Coast Guard
published a temporary deviation
entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Beaufort, SC’’ in the Federal
Register (89 FR 19731). That temporary
deviation, effective from 12:01 a.m. on
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March 25, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on
September 29, 2024, allows Lady’s
Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge to
operate without a seasonal opening
schedule. The comment period ended
May 20, 2024, with 15 comments
received.
The 15 comments received were
against the proposed changes. The
concerns presented were the need for
the seasonal schedule to remain due to
the increase in vessel traffic and the
environmental conditions mariners
experience while transiting in the
vicinity of the bridge. The Coast Guard
understands the increase in seasonal
vessel traffic and also acknowledges an
increase in seasonal vehicle traffic. The
area is known for moderate currents,
however, there is staging areas on either
side of the bridge for vessels to maintain
station. The requested changes should
simplify the current operating schedule,
allow for a more consistent and efficient
operation of the bridge and provide
relief to vehicle traffic congestion while
meeting the reasonable needs of
navigation.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
Under this proposed rule, the Lady’s
Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge will
operate without a seasonal schedule.
The Coast Guard is proposing to remove
the seasonal operating schedule during
the months of April, May, October, and
November. This would reduce vehicular
traffic congestion and provide a more
consistent operating schedule for the
bridge. Vessels that can pass beneath the
bridge without an opening may do so at
any time. Emergency vessels and tugs
with tows can still request an opening
at any time.
IV. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after
considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking.
Below we summarize our analyses
based on these statutes and Executive
orders.
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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.
This proposed rule has not been
designated a ‘‘significant regulatory
action,’’ under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866, as amended by Executive
Order 14094 (Modernizing Regulatory
Review). Accordingly, the NPRM has
not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
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This regulatory action determination
is based on the ability that vessels can
still transit the bridge during the
designated times and vessels able to
pass without an opening may do so at
any time.
B. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended,
requires Federal agencies to consider
the potential impact of regulations on
small entities during rulemaking. The
term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small
businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and
operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions
with populations of less than 50,000.
The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.
605(b) that this proposed rule would not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
While some owners or operators of
vessels intending to transit the bridge
may be small entities, for the reasons
stated in section IV.A above this
proposed rule would not have a
significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
If you think that your business,
organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity
and that this proposed rule would have
a significant economic impact on it,
please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it
qualifies and how and to what degree
this rulemaking would economically
affect it.
Under section 213(a) of the Small
Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121),
we want to assist small entities in
understanding this proposed rule. If the
proposed rule would affect your small
business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions
concerning its provisions or options for
compliance, please contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will
not retaliate against small entities that
question or complain about this
proposed rule or any policy or action of
the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no
new collection of information under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520.).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal
Governments
A rule has implications for federalism
under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism), if it has a substantial
direct effect on the States, on the
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relationship between the National
Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various
levels of government. We have analyzed
this proposed rule under that order and
have determined that it is consistent
with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements
described in Executive Order 13132.
Also, this proposed rule does not have
tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175 (Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments) because it would not
have a substantial direct effect on one or
more Indian tribes, on the relationship
between the Federal Government and
Indian tribes, or on the distribution of
power and responsibilities between the
Federal Government and Indian tribes.
If you believe this proposed rule has
implications for federalism or Indian
tribes, please contact the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires
Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their discretionary regulatory actions. In
particular, the Act addresses actions
that may result in the expenditure by a
State, local, or tribal government, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector of
$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or
more in any one year. Though this
proposed rule will not result in such an
expenditure, we do discuss the effects of
this proposed rule elsewhere in this
preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule
under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023–01,
Rev.1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental
Planning Policy COMDTINST 5090.1
(series), which guide the Coast Guard in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f). The
Coast Guard has determined that this
action is one of a category of actions that
do not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human
environment. This proposed rule
promulgates the operating regulations or
procedures for drawbridges. Normally
such actions are categorically excluded
from further review, under paragraph
L49, of Chapter 3, Table 3–1 of the U.S.
Coast Guard Environmental Planning
Implementation Procedures.
Neither a Record of Environmental
Consideration nor a Memorandum for
the Record are required for this
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proposed rule. We seek any comments
or information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental
impact from this proposed rule.
V. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We view public participation as
essential to effective rulemaking and
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this rulemaking. If you
submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this rulemaking,
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation.
Submitting comments. We encourage
you to submit comments through the
Federal Decision Making Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. To do so,
go to https://www.regulations.gov, type
USCG–2024–0198 in the search box and
click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, look for this
document in the Search Results column,
and click on it. Then click on the
Comment option. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for
alternate instructions.
Viewing material in docket. To view
documents mentioned in this proposed
rule as being available in the docket,
find the docket as described in the
previous paragraph, and then select
‘‘Supporting & Related Material’’ in the
Document Type column. Public
comments will also be placed in our
online docket and can be viewed by
following instructions on the https://
www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked
Questions web page. Also, if you go to
the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when
comments are posted, or a final rule is
published of any posting or updates to
the docket.
We review all comments received, but
we will only post comments that
address the topic of the proposed rule.
We may choose not to post off-topic,
inappropriate, or duplicate comments
that we receive.
Personal information. We accept
anonymous comments. Comments we
post to https://www.regulations.gov will
include any personal information you
have provided. For more about privacy
and submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
Bridges.
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For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to
amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:
PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE
OPERATION REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 117
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05–1;
and DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision
No. 01.3.
2. Amend § 117.911 by revising
paragraph (f) to read as follows:
■
§ 117.911 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
Little River to Savannah River.
*
*
*
*
*
(f) Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial)
Bridge, across the Beaufort River, mile
536.0, at Beaufort. The draw shall
operate as follows:
(1) Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays:
(i) From 6 a.m. to 9:29 a.m. and 3:31
p.m. to 7 p.m., the draw need not open
to navigation; and,
(ii) Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.,
the draw need open only once an hour
on the half hour.
(2) At all other times the draw shall
open on signal.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Douglas M. Schofield,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Coast Guard Seventh District.
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R09–OAR–2024–0338; FRL–12118–
01–R9]
Conditional Approval; Contingency
Measure State Implementation Plan for
the 2008 Ozone Standard; San Joaquin
Valley, California
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing to
conditionally approve a state
implementation plan (SIP) submission
under the Clean Air Act (CAA or ‘‘Act’’)
that addresses the contingency measure
requirements for the 2008 ozone
national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS or ‘‘standards’’) for the San
Joaquin Valley ozone nonattainment
area. The SIP submission, titled the
‘‘Ozone Contingency Measure State
Implementation Plan Revision for the
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2008 and 2015 8-hour Ozone
Standards’’ (‘‘2024 SJV Ozone
Contingency Measure Plan,’’
‘‘Contingency Measure Plan,’’ or ‘‘Plan’’)
relies on two ozone contingency
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approved in separate rulemakings. The
proposed approval is conditional
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by the State air agency and regional air
district to supplement the 2024 SJV
Ozone Contingency Measure Plan with
submission of specific additional
contingency measures within one year
of the EPA’s final conditional approval.
The EPA is proposing conditional
approval of the SIP submission because
the Agency has preliminarily
determined that the existing approved
contingency measures, the
commitments to submit additional
contingency measures, and the
justification for not adopting
contingency measures that would
achieve the recommended amount for
such measures, meet the applicable
requirements for such SIP submissions
under the CAA and the EPA’s
implementation regulations for the San
Joaquin Valley for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. The proposed conditional
approval, if finalized, would add the
2024 SJV Ozone Contingency Measure
Plan to the federally enforceable
California SIP.
DATES: Written comments must arrive
on or before November 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R09–
OAR–2024–0338 at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2024-0198]
RIN 1625-AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
Beaufort, SC
AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to modify the operating schedule that
governs the Lady's Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge across the Atlantic
Intracoastal Waterway (AICW) (Beaufort River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort,
SC. South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has requested
the Coast Guard consider changing the operating schedule to remove the
seasonal operating schedule. This proposed action is intended to reduce
vehicular traffic congestion and provide a more consistent operating
schedule for the bridge. We invite your comments on this proposed
rulemaking.
DATES: Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or
before December 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2024-0198 using Federal Decision Making 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. This notice of proposed rulemaking with its plain-
language, 100-word-or-less proposed rule summary will be available in
this same docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email Ms. Jennifer Zercher, Bridge Management Specialist,
Seventh Coast Guard District; telephone 571-607-5951, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Table of Abbreviations
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
OMB Office of Management and Budget
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Advance, Supplemental)
Sec. Section
U.S.C. United States Code
SC South Carolina
TD Temporary Deviation
AICW Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
II. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
Lady's Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge across the AICW (Beaufort
River), mile 536.0, at Beaufort, SC, is a swing bridge with a 30-foot
vertical clearance at mean high water in the closed position. The
normal operating schedule for the bridge is found in 33 CFR 117.911(f).
On March 20, 2024, the Coast Guard published a temporary deviation
entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal
Waterway, Beaufort, SC'' in the Federal Register (89 FR 19731). That
temporary deviation, effective from 12:01 a.m. on
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March 25, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on September 29, 2024, allows Lady's
Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge to operate without a seasonal opening
schedule. The comment period ended May 20, 2024, with 15 comments
received.
The 15 comments received were against the proposed changes. The
concerns presented were the need for the seasonal schedule to remain
due to the increase in vessel traffic and the environmental conditions
mariners experience while transiting in the vicinity of the bridge. The
Coast Guard understands the increase in seasonal vessel traffic and
also acknowledges an increase in seasonal vehicle traffic. The area is
known for moderate currents, however, there is staging areas on either
side of the bridge for vessels to maintain station. The requested
changes should simplify the current operating schedule, allow for a
more consistent and efficient operation of the bridge and provide
relief to vehicle traffic congestion while meeting the reasonable needs
of navigation.
III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
Under this proposed rule, the Lady's Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge
will operate without a seasonal schedule. The Coast Guard is proposing
to remove the seasonal operating schedule during the months of April,
May, October, and November. This would reduce vehicular traffic
congestion and provide a more consistent operating schedule for the
bridge. Vessels that can pass beneath the bridge without an opening may
do so at any time. Emergency vessels and tugs with tows can still
request an opening at any time.
IV. Regulatory Analyses
We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on these statutes and Executive orders.
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. This proposed rule has not been designated a
``significant regulatory action,'' under section 3(f) of Executive
Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 14094 (Modernizing
Regulatory Review). Accordingly, the NPRM has not been reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
This regulatory action determination is based on the ability that
vessels can still transit the bridge during the designated times and
vessels able to pass without an opening may do so at any time.
B. Impact on Small Entities
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this
proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
bridge may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section IV.A
above this proposed rule would not have a significant economic impact
on any vessel owner or operator.
If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this proposed rule
would have a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment
(see ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to
what degree this rulemaking would economically affect it.
Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the proposed rule
would affect your small business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction and you have questions concerning its provisions or
options for compliance, please contact the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The Coast Guard will not retaliate
against small entities that question or complain about this proposed
rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.
C. Collection of Information
This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.).
D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments
A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132
(Federalism), if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on
the relationship between the National Government and the States, or on
the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels
of government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that order and
have determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
Also, this proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments) because it would not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this proposed rule has implications for federalism or
Indian tribes, please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule will not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this
proposed rule elsewhere in this preamble.
F. Environment
We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01, Rev.1, associated implementing
instructions, and Environmental Planning Policy COMDTINST 5090.1
(series), which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f). The
Coast Guard has determined that this action is one of a category of
actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a significant
effect on the human environment. This proposed rule promulgates the
operating regulations or procedures for drawbridges. Normally such
actions are categorically excluded from further review, under paragraph
L49, of Chapter 3, Table 3-1 of the U.S. Coast Guard Environmental
Planning Implementation Procedures.
Neither a Record of Environmental Consideration nor a Memorandum
for the Record are required for this
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proposed rule. We seek any comments or information that may lead to the
discovery of a significant environmental impact from this proposed
rule.
V. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
Submitting comments. We encourage you to submit comments through
the Federal Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To
do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2024-0198 in the
search box and click ``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the
Search Results column, and click on it. Then click on the Comment
option. If your material cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document for alternate instructions.
Viewing material in docket. To view documents mentioned in this
proposed rule as being available in the docket, find the docket as
described in the previous paragraph, and then select ``Supporting &
Related Material'' in the Document Type column. Public comments will
also be placed in our online docket and can be viewed by following
instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked
Questions web page. Also, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted, or a
final rule is published of any posting or updates to the docket.
We review all comments received, but we will only post comments
that address the topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not to post
off-topic, inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive.
Personal information. We accept anonymous comments. Comments we
post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal
information you have provided. For more about privacy and submissions
in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records
notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).
List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117
Bridges.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR part 117 as follows:
PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 33 CFR 1.05-1; and DHS Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
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2. Amend Sec. 117.911 by revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
Sec. 117.911 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Little River to Savannah
River.
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(f) Lady's Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge, across the Beaufort
River, mile 536.0, at Beaufort. The draw shall operate as follows:
(1) Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays:
(i) From 6 a.m. to 9:29 a.m. and 3:31 p.m. to 7 p.m., the draw need
not open to navigation; and,
(ii) Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., the draw need open only once
an hour on the half hour.
(2) At all other times the draw shall open on signal.
Dated: October 21, 2024.
Douglas M. Schofield,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Coast Guard Seventh
District.
[FR Doc. 2024-24847 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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