Coast Guard October 4, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Coast Guard is revising the contact information for Marine Safety Detachment Massena in the regulation establishing the process for getting permission to transit the security zones at Moses-Saunders Nuclear Power Dam, and Long Sault Spillway Dam. This action is necessary because the telephone number is incorrect, and this action will ensure the ability of persons or vessels to gain permission to transit these areas.

The Coast Guard is revising the operating schedule for the U.S. Highway 21, Sea Island Parkway Bridge at mile marker 536 over the Beaufort River (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway). This bridge is also known as the Lady's Island Bridge. Due to ongoing construction on the McTeer Bridge, which is across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at mile 539.0 in Port Royal, South Carolina, vehicle traffic is currently being rerouted from the McTeer Bridge to the Lady's Island Bridge. This rerouting has resulted in increased vehicle traffic congestion on the Lady's Island Bridge. As a result of the increased vehicle traffic congestion, Beaufort County has requested a revision to the federal regulation setting forth the Lady's Island Bridge operating schedule. Such a revision will alleviate excessive vehicle congestion on the Lady's Island Bridge while permitting sufficient access for maritime passage underneath the bridge.