80_FR_48005 80 FR 47852 - Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic City, NJ

80 FR 47852 - Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic City, NJ

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47852-47852
FR Document2015-19561

The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedules that govern the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge across the Beach Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 67.2, at Atlantic City, NJ and US40-322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge across the Inside Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 70.0, at Atlantic City, NJ. This deviation is necessary to facilitate the 2015 Atlantic City Air Show. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47852]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19561]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0736]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
Atlantic City, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedules that govern the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge 
across the Beach Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 67.2, 
at Atlantic City, NJ and US40-322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge across 
the Inside Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 70.0, at 
Atlantic City, NJ. This deviation is necessary to facilitate the 2015 
Atlantic City Air Show. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in 
the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 4 
p.m. to 8 p.m. on September 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0736], is 
available at http://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. You may also visit the Docket 
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the 
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6222, email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New Jersey Department of Transportation, 
who owns and operates the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge and US40-
322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.733(e) and 
(f), respectively, to facilitate the 2015 Atlantic City Air Show.
    Under the normal operating schedule for the Route 30 (Absecon 
Boulevard) Bridge across the Beach Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway, mile 67.2, at Atlantic City, NJ in 33 CFR 117.733(e); the 
bridge need only open on the hour from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., from April 1 
through October 31. Under the normal operating schedule for the US40-
322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge across the Inside Thorofare, Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 70.0, at Atlantic City, NJ in 33 CFR 
117.733(f); the draw shall open on signal; except that, from June 1 
through September 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., 
the draw need only open on the hour and half hour, and from 4 p.m. to 6 
p.m., the draw need not open. The vertical clearances in the closed-to-
navigation position of the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge and 
US40-322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge are 20 feet and 10 feet, 
respectively, above mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridges will be closed to 
navigation from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on 
September 2, 2015. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is used by a 
variety of vessels including small commercial fishing vessels, 
recreational vessels and tug and barge traffic. The Coast Guard has 
carefully coordinated the restrictions with commercial and recreational 
waterway users.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridges in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridges will be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the 
bridges in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform the 
users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners of the change in operating schedules for these bridges so that 
vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts caused by 
this temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules 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: August 5, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-19561 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

47852 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Under the normal operating schedule DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) SECURITY Bridge across the Beach Thorofare, Coast Guard Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile United States Coast Guard 67.2, at Atlantic City, NJ in 33 CFR 33 CFR Part 117 117.733(e); the bridge need only open 33 CFR Part 147 [Docket No. USCG–2015–0736] on the hour from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., from [Docket No. USCG–2015–0248] April 1 through October 31. Under the RIN 1625–AA00 Drawbridge Operation Regulations; normal operating schedule for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, US40–322 (North Albany Avenue) Safety Zone; NOBLE DISCOVERER, Atlantic City, NJ Bridge across the Inside Thorofare, Outer Continental Shelf Drillship, AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile Chukchi Sea, AK ACTION:Notice of deviation from 70.0, at Atlantic City, NJ in 33 CFR AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. drawbridge regulations. 117.733(f); the draw shall open on signal; except that, from June 1 through ACTION: Temporary final rule. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a September 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is temporary deviation from the operating from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., the draw need establishing a safety zone that extends schedules that govern the Route 30 only open on the hour and half hour, 500 meters from the outer edge of the (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge across the and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the draw DRILLSHIP NOBLE DISCOVERER. This Beach Thorofare, Atlantic Intracoastal need not open. The vertical clearances safety zone will be in effect both when Waterway, mile 67.2, at Atlantic City, NJ in the closed-to-navigation position of the DRILLSHIP NOBLE DISCOVERER is and US40–322 (North Albany Avenue) the Route 30 (Absecon Boulevard) anchored and when deploying and Bridge across the Inside Thorofare, Bridge and US40–322 (North Albany recovering moorings. This safety zone Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile Avenue) Bridge are 20 feet and 10 feet, will be in effect when the DRILLSHIP 70.0, at Atlantic City, NJ. This deviation respectively, above mean high water. NOBLE DISCOVERER is on location in is necessary to facilitate the 2015 order to drill exploratory wells at Atlantic City Air Show. This deviation Under this temporary deviation, the various prospects located in the allows the bridges to remain in the bridges will be closed to navigation Chukchi Sea Outer Continental Shelf, closed-to-navigation position. from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Alaska, from 12:01 a.m. on July 1, 2015 DATES: This deviation is effective from to 8 p.m. on September 2, 2015. The through 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2015. 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is used The purpose of the temporary safety p.m. on September 2, 2015. by a variety of vessels including small zone is to protect the drillship from ADDRESSES: The docket for this commercial fishing vessels, recreational vessels operating outside the normal deviation, [USCG–2015–0736], is vessels and tug and barge traffic. The shipping channels and fairways. available at http://www.regulations.gov. Coast Guard has carefully coordinated DATES: This rule is effective without Type the docket number in the the restrictions with commercial and actual notice from August 10, 2015 until ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. recreational waterway users. October 31, 2015. For the purposes of Click on Open Docket Folder on the line Vessels able to pass through the enforcement, actual notice will be used associated with this deviation. You may bridges in the closed position may do so from July 1, 2015 to August 10, 2015. also visit the Docket Management at anytime. The bridges will be able to ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in Facility in Room W12–140 on the open for emergencies and there is no this preamble are part of docket number ground floor of the Department of alternate route for vessels unable to pass USCG–2015–0248. To view documents Transportation West Building, 1200 through the bridges in the closed mentioned in this preamble as being New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, position. The Coast Guard will also available in the docket, go to http:// DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., inform the users of the waterways www.regulations.gov, type the docket Monday through Friday, except Federal number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click through our Local and Broadcast Notice holidays. ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket to Mariners of the change in operating FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Folder on the line associated with this schedules for these bridges so that you have questions on this temporary rulemaking. You may also visit the vessels can arrange their transits to deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Docket Management Facility in Room minimize any impacts caused by this Bridge Administration Branch Fifth W12–140 on the ground floor of the temporary deviation. Department of Transportation West District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398–6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil. If In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., you have questions on viewing the the drawbridges must return to their Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program regular operating schedules and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Manager, Docket Operations, telephone immediately at the end of the effective except Federal holidays. 202–366–9826. period of this temporary deviation. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New deviation from the operating regulations you have questions on this proposed Jersey Department of Transportation, is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. rule, call or email LCDR Jason Boyle, who owns and operates the Route 30 Dated: August 5, 2015. Seventeenth Coast Guard District (dpi); (Absecon Boulevard) Bridge and US40– telephone 907–463–2821, Jason.t.boyle@ Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with RULES Hal R. Pitts, 322 (North Albany Avenue) Bridge, has uscg.mil. If you have questions on requested a temporary deviation from Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard viewing or submitting material to the District. docket, call Cheryl F. Collins, Program the current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.733(e) and (f), [FR Doc. 2015–19561 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] Manager, Docket Operations, telephone respectively, to facilitate the 2015 BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 202–366–9826. Atlantic City Air Show. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:22 Aug 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\10AUR1.SGM 10AUR1


Document Created: 2015-12-15 12:12:44
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 12:12:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionNotice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.
DatesThis deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on September 2, 2015.
ContactIf you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398- 6222, email [email protected] If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
FR Citation80 FR 47852 
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