Coast Guard November 25, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Anchorage Grounds; Delaware Bay and River, Philadelphia, PA
Document Number: 2016-28405
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-11-25
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard is revising the anchorage regulations for the Delaware Bay and River. The Coast Guard conducted a review of the Delaware Bay and River anchorage grounds to support increased traffic and vessel size. The changes to this regulation will eliminate unusable anchorage grounds and provide additional usable grounds to support current and future port demands and enhance the overall navigation safety of this critical component of the maritime transportation system.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Youngs Bay, Astoria, OR
Document Number: 2016-28359
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-11-25
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating schedule that governs the Oregon State highway bridge across Youngs Bay foot of Fifth Street (Old Youngs Bay Bridge), mile 2.4, at Astoria, OR. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is proposing to change the operating schedule of the Old Youngs Bay Bridge for several months while work is performed on the north bascule lift. This change would allow ODOT to operate the double bascule draw in single leaf mode, one lift at a time, and reduce the vertical clearance of the non-operable half of the span by five feet.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Northeast Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC
Document Number: 2016-28331
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-11-25
Agency: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the CSX Hilton Railroad Bridge across the Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.5, at Wilmington, NC. This deviation is necessary to manually operate the bridge and perform emergency bridge repairs. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
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