Coast Guard January 9, 2015 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Norwalk River, Norwalk, CT
Document Number: 2015-00195
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Metro-North WALK Bridge across the Norwalk River, mile 0.1, at Norwalk, Connecticut. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation schedule to determine whether a permanent change to the schedule is needed. This deviation will allow the Metro-North WALK Bridge to operate under an alternate schedule to facilitate the high volume of rail service across the Metro-North WALK Bridge at peak hours, while balancing both the needs of rail and marine traffic.
Safety Zone: Eastport Breakwater Terminal, Eastport, Maine
Document Number: 2015-00184
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters around the Eastport Breakwater Terminal in Eastport, Maine. This safety zone is intended to restrict vessels from approaching within 100 yards of the eastern face of the Eastport Breakwater Terminal without authorization from the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Northern New England. This action is necessary due to the uncertainty regarding the breakwater's strength following a partial collapse of the structure on December 4, 2014.
Regulated Navigation Area; Sarah Mildred Long Bridge Replacement, Portsmouth, NH
Document Number: 2015-00182
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The United States Coast Guard is establishing a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable waters of the Piscataqua River under and surrounding the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge between Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME. This RNA will allow the United States Coast Guard to enforce speed and wake restrictions and limit vessel traffic through the RNA during bridge replacement operations, both planned and unforeseen, which could pose an imminent hazard to persons and vessels operating in the area. This rule is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during bridge structural repair operations.
Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas; Waterway Management of Apra Harbor, Guam
Document Number: 2015-00181
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is revising and consolidating existing regulated navigation areas, security zones and safety zones currently in place in Apra Harbor, Guam. This action will replace existing redundant, potentially confusing and outdated navigation regulations with a cogent regulatory framework in order to better meet the needs of the community and help ensure the safe and efficient use of the harbor.
Regulated Navigation Area, Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay; Bayonne, NJ, NY
Document Number: 2015-00178
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The United States Coast Guard proposes to establish a permanent Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) on the navigable waters of Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay surrounding the Bayonne Bridge. In response to a planned Bayonne Bridge construction project, this proposed rule would establish a speed restriction in the waters surrounding the Bayonne Bridge. Also, this proposed rule would allow the Coast Guard to prohibit vessel traffic through the RNA when necessary to safeguard people and vessels from the hazards associated with bridge construction.
Safety Zone; Blue Water Resort and Casino Southwest Showdown 4; Parker, AZ
Document Number: 2015-00176
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone within the Lake Moolvalya region of the navigable waters of the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona in support of the Arizona Drag Boat Association sponsored race event, the Blue Water Resort and Casino Southwest Showdown. This safety zone is established to ensure the safety of participants, crew, spectators, participating vessels, and other vessels and users of the waterway. Unauthorized persons and vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or anchoring within this safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, or their designated representative. The Coast Guard requests public comments on the temporary safety zone.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
Document Number: 2015-00174
Type: Rule
Date: 2015-01-09
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation concerning the operating schedule that governs the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) double leaf bascule Ballard Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 1.1, at Seattle, WA. This deviation was necessary to accommodate evening detoured commute traffic during road construction. It is being cancelled due to the construction project has been completed.
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