82_FR_49756 82 FR 49550 - Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. Augustine, FL

82 FR 49550 - Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. Augustine, FL

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 206 (October 26, 2017)

Page Range49550-49550
FR Document2017-23321

The Coast Guard is withdrawing its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning the Bridge of Lions (SR A1A) across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 777.9, at St. Augustine, Florida. The City of St. Augustine proposed to modify the bridge operating schedule to alleviate vehicle traffic congestion. However, the Coast Guard has determined it would be inappropriate to move forward with a notice of proposed rulemaking. The Coast Guard believes placing additional restrictions to the bridge would add additional hazards to mariners and effect the safe navigation of vessels awaiting bridge openings.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49550]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23321]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0723]
RIN 1625-AA09


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
St. Augustine, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is withdrawing its advance notice of proposed 
rulemaking (ANPRM) concerning the Bridge of Lions (SR A1A) across the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 777.9, at St. Augustine, Florida. 
The City of St. Augustine proposed to modify the bridge operating 
schedule to alleviate vehicle traffic congestion. However, the Coast 
Guard has determined it would be inappropriate to move forward with a 
notice of proposed rulemaking. The Coast Guard believes placing 
additional restrictions to the bridge would add additional hazards to 
mariners and effect the safe navigation of vessels awaiting bridge 
openings.

DATES: The notice of proposed rulemaking published on March 15, 2017 
(82 FR 13785), is withdrawn on October 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this document, USCG-2016-0723 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 document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
document, call or email LT Allan Storm, Sector Jacksonville, Waterways 
Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 904-714-7616, email 
Allan.H.Storm@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background Information and Regulatory History

    On March 15, 2017, the Coast Guard published an ANPRM entitled 
``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. 
Augustine, FL'' in the Federal Register (82 FR 13785). The advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking sought comments and information 
concerning a request from the City of St. Augustine to change the 
operating schedule for the Bridge of Lions across the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway, St. Augustine, Florida amending the twice an 
hour operating schedule to a 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. period. The City of St. 
Augustine was concerned that vehicle traffic was becoming exponentially 
worse with each passing season and that the current operating schedule 
was contributing to vehicle traffic backups.

Withdrawal

    The Coast Guard received 386 comments, of those, 62 comments were 
duplicate entries, 204 comments were in favor for the requested change 
and 120 were against the requested change. The comments in favor of the 
change generally felt the additional restrictions to the bridge would 
help alleviate vehicular traffic on or around the bridge and the 
surrounding area. For the comments that opposed the change, by and 
large, the main concern was safety of mariners due to strong tidal 
currents and the high level of vessel activities occurring in the 
waters near the bridge. Strong currents, the close proximity of mooring 
fields and marinas would hamper the ability to ``keep on station'' 
while waiting for a bridge opening. Also, sailing vessels waiting for 
bridge opening would be required to be moving constantly all the while 
avoiding other waiting vessel traffic. The requested change to the 
operating schedule would extend the twice an hour draw opening schedule 
by an additional three hours into the evening. Concern was expressed by 
having to wait for an opening in darkness, stating this would cause 
additional hazards due to vessels already underway, traffic lights 
against the city and vehicular lights adjacent to the waterway. The 
Coast Guard acknowledges all of the above safety concerns, and for that 
reason, we find that any benefits of the possible additional 
restrictions to the Bridge of Lions do not outweigh the additional 
hazards to vessels and mariners transiting the area around the bridge. 
The current regulation as written in 33 CFR 117.261(d) will remain in 
effect.

    Dated: October 5, 2017.
Peter J. Brown,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Seventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 2017-23321 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 9110-04-P

49550 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 206 / Thursday, October 26, 2017 / Proposed Rules language ‘‘On page 1636, ’’ is corrected Background Information and Dated: October 5, 2017. to read ‘‘On page 1646, ’’. Regulatory History Peter J. Brown, Martin V. Franks, Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, On March 15, 2017, the Coast Guard Seventh Coast Guard District. Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, published an ANPRM entitled [FR Doc. 2017–23321 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Counsel (Procedure and Administration). BILLING CODE 9110–04–P Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. [FR Doc. 2017–22815 Filed 10–25–17; 8:45 am] Augustine, FL’’ in the Federal Register BILLING CODE 4830–01–P (82 FR 13785). The advance notice of LIBRARY OF CONGRESS proposed rulemaking sought comments and information concerning a request Copyright Office from the City of St. Augustine to change DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND the operating schedule for the Bridge of SECURITY 37 CFR Part 201 Lions across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. Augustine, Florida [Docket No. 2017–10] Coast Guard amending the twice an hour operating Exemptions To Permit Circumvention 33 CFR Part 117 schedule to a 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. period. of Access Controls on Copyrighted The City of St. Augustine was Works concerned that vehicle traffic was [Docket No. USCG–2016–0723] becoming exponentially worse with AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library each passing season and that the current of Congress. RIN 1625–AA09 operating schedule was contributing to ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. vehicle traffic backups. Drawbridge Operation Regulation; SUMMARY: The United States Copyright Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, St. Withdrawal Office (‘‘Copyright Office’’ or ‘‘Office’’) Augustine, FL is conducting the seventh triennial The Coast Guard received 386 AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. comments, of those, 62 comments were rulemaking proceeding under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (‘‘DMCA’’), ACTION: Advance notice of proposed duplicate entries, 204 comments were in concerning possible temporary rulemaking; withdrawal. favor for the requested change and 120 exemptions to the DMCA’s prohibition were against the requested change. The SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is against circumvention of technological comments in favor of the change withdrawing its advance notice of measures that control access to generally felt the additional restrictions proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) copyrighted works. In this proceeding, to the bridge would help alleviate the Copyright Office has established a concerning the Bridge of Lions (SR vehicular traffic on or around the bridge A1A) across the Atlantic Intracoastal new, streamlined procedure for the and the surrounding area. For the renewal of exemptions that were Waterway, mile 777.9, at St. Augustine, comments that opposed the change, by Florida. The City of St. Augustine granted during the sixth triennial and large, the main concern was safety rulemaking. It is also considering proposed to modify the bridge operating of mariners due to strong tidal currents schedule to alleviate vehicle traffic petitions for new exemptions to engage and the high level of vessel activities in activities not currently permitted by congestion. However, the Coast Guard occurring in the waters near the bridge. existing exemptions. On June 30, 2017, has determined it would be Strong currents, the close proximity of the Office published a Notice of Inquiry inappropriate to move forward with a mooring fields and marinas would requesting petitions to renew existing notice of proposed rulemaking. The hamper the ability to ‘‘keep on station’’ exemptions and comments in response Coast Guard believes placing additional while waiting for a bridge opening. to those petitions, as well as petitions restrictions to the bridge would add Also, sailing vessels waiting for bridge for new exemptions to engage in additional hazards to mariners and effect the safe navigation of vessels opening would be required to be moving activities not currently permitted by awaiting bridge openings. constantly all the while avoiding other existing exemptions. The Office has waiting vessel traffic. The requested carefully considered the comments DATES: The notice of proposed change to the operating schedule would received in response to that Notice. rulemaking published on March 15, extend the twice an hour draw opening With this Notice of Proposed 2017 (82 FR 13785), is withdrawn on schedule by an additional three hours Rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’), the Office October 26, 2017. into the evening. Concern was intends to recommend each of the ADDRESSES: The docket for this expressed by having to wait for an existing exemptions for readoption. This document, USCG–2016–0723 is opening in darkness, stating this would NPRM also initiates three rounds of available at http://www.regulations.gov. cause additional hazards due to vessels public comment on the newly-proposed Type the docket number in the already underway, traffic lights against exemptions. Interested parties are ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ the city and vehicular lights adjacent to invited to make full legal and Click on Open Docket Folder on the line the waterway. The Coast Guard evidentiary submissions in support of or associated with this document. acknowledges all of the above safety in opposition to the proposed ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If concerns, and for that reason, we find exemptions, in accordance with the you have questions about this that any benefits of the possible requirements set forth below. document, call or email LT Allan Storm, additional restrictions to the Bridge of DATES: Initial written comments Sector Jacksonville, Waterways Lions do not outweigh the additional (including documentary evidence) and Management Division, U.S. Coast hazards to vessels and mariners multimedia evidence from proponents Guard; telephone 904–714–7616, email transiting the area around the bridge. and other members of the public who Allan.H.Storm@uscg.mil. 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Document Created: 2018-10-25 10:13:18
Document Modified: 2018-10-25 10:13:18
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionAdvance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal.
DatesThe notice of proposed rulemaking published on March 15, 2017 (82 FR 13785), is withdrawn on October 26, 2017.
ContactIf you have questions about this document, call or email LT Allan Storm, Sector Jacksonville, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 904-714-7616, email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 49550 
RIN Number1625-AA09
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