83 FR 9817 - Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grassy Sound Channel, Middle Township NJ and Townsend Inlet, Avalon, NJ
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
Coast Guard
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)
| Page Range | 9817-9817 | |
| FR Document | 2018-04642 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 9817] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04642] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [Docket No. USCG-2018-0167] Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grassy Sound Channel, Middle Township NJ and Townsend Inlet, Avalon, NJ AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued temporary deviations from the operating schedules that govern the Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge across Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, in Middle Township, NJ and the Townsend Inlet Bridge across Townsend Inlet, mile 0.6, at Avalon, NJ. These deviations are necessary to accommodate the annual Ocean Drive Marathon event. These deviations allows these bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position. DATES: These deviations is effective from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 22, 2018. ADDRESSES: The docket for these deviations, [USCG-2018-0167], 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on these temporary deviations, call or email Ms. Kashanda Booker, Bridge Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398- 6227, email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cape May County Department of Public Works, owner of these drawbridges, has requested temporary deviations from the current operating schedules to accommodate the Ocean Drive Marathon event. The Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge across Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, in Middle Township, NJ, is a bascule drawbridge with a vertical clearance in the closed position of 15 feet above mean high water. The Townsend Inlet Bridge across Townsend Inlet, mile 0.6, in Avalon, NJ, is a bascule drawbridge with a vertical clearance in the closed position of 23 feet above mean high water. The Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge operating regulations are set out in 33 CFR 117.721 and the Townsend Inlet Bridge operating regulations are set out in 33 CFR 117.757. Under these temporary deviations, these drawbridges will be allowed to remain in the closed- to-navigation position from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2018, to accommodate the Ocean City Marathon event. Grassy Sound Channel and Townsend Inlet are used by a variety of vessels including recreational vessels, and small commercial vessels. The Coast Guard has carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic on the waterway in publishing these temporary deviations. Vessels able to pass through these bridges in the closed position may do so at any time. These bridges will be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass through these 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 schedule 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), these drawbridges must return to the regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the effective period of these temporary deviations. These deviations from the operating regulations are authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. Dated: March 1, 2018. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 2018-04642 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110-04-P
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued Drive) Bridge operating regulations are
§ 71.1 [Amended]
temporary deviations from the operating set out in 33 CFR 117.721 and the
■ 2. The incorporation by reference in schedules that govern the Grassy Sound Townsend Inlet Bridge operating
14 CFR 71.1 of Federal Aviation Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge across regulations are set out in 33 CFR
Administration Order 7400.11B, Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, in 117.757. Under these temporary
Airspace Designations and Reporting Middle Township, NJ and the deviations, these drawbridges will be
Points, dated August 3, 2017, effective Townsend Inlet Bridge across allowed to remain in the closed-to-
September 15, 2017, is amended as Townsend Inlet, mile 0.6, at Avalon, NJ. navigation position from 9:15 a.m. to
follows: These deviations are necessary to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2018, to
accommodate the annual Ocean Drive accommodate the Ocean City Marathon
Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Marathon event. These deviations
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More event. Grassy Sound Channel and
allows these bridges to remain in the Townsend Inlet are used by a variety of
Above the Surface of the Earth.
closed-to-navigation position. vessels including recreational vessels,
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DATES: These deviations is effective and small commercial vessels. The
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Marshall County Airport, WV 2018. the nature and volume of vessel traffic
(Lat. 39°52′51″ N, long. 80°44′09″ W) ADDRESSES: The docket for these on the waterway in publishing these
That airspace extending upward from 700 deviations, [USCG–2018–0167], is temporary deviations.
feet above the surface within a 7.3-mile available at http://www.regulations.gov. Vessels able to pass through these
radius of Marshall County Airport, and Type the docket number in the bridges in the closed position may do so
within 2 miles each side of a 051° bearing ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. at any time. These bridges will be able
from the airport, extending from the 7.3-mile to open for emergencies and there is no
radius to 12 miles northeast of the airport.
Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. immediate alternate route for vessels
Issued in College Park, Georgia, on unable to pass through these bridges in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
February 28, 2018. the closed position. The Coast Guard
you have questions on these temporary
Ryan W. Almasy, will also inform the users of the
deviations, call or email Ms. Kashanda
Manager, Operations Support Group, Eastern
Booker, Bridge Administration Branch waterways through our Local and
Service Center, Air Traffic Organization. Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the
Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone
[FR Doc. 2018–04575 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
(757) 398–6227, email change in operating schedule for these
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
Kashanda.l.booker@uscg.mil. bridges so that vessels can arrange their
transits to minimize any impacts caused
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cape
by this temporary deviation.
May County Department of Public In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND Works, owner of these drawbridges, has these drawbridges must return to the
SECURITY requested temporary deviations from the regular operating schedules
current operating schedules to immediately at the end of the effective
Coast Guard accommodate the Ocean Drive period of these temporary deviations.
Marathon event. The Grassy Sound These deviations from the operating
33 CFR Part 117 Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge across regulations are authorized under 33 CFR
Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, in 117.35.
[Docket No. USCG–2018–0167] Middle Township, NJ, is a bascule
drawbridge with a vertical clearance in Dated: March 1, 2018.
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hal R. Pitts,
Grassy Sound Channel, Middle the closed position of 15 feet above
mean high water. The Townsend Inlet Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard
Township NJ and Townsend Inlet, District.
Avalon, NJ Bridge across Townsend Inlet, mile 0.6,
in Avalon, NJ, is a bascule drawbridge [FR Doc. 2018–04642 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. with a vertical clearance in the closed BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation. | |
| Dates | These deviations is effective from 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 22, 2018. | |
| Contact | If you have questions on these temporary deviations, call or email Ms. Kashanda Booker, Bridge Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398- 6227, email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 9817 |
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