Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Chevron Oil Company Canal, LA

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 14, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49669-49670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23948]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD08-99-055]


Drawbridge Operating Regulation; Chevron Oil Company Canal, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
SR 3090 swing bridge across the Chevron Oil Company Canal, mile 0.5 
near Leeville, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. This deviation allows the 
Greater Lafourche Port Commission to maintain the bridge in the closed-
to-navigation position continuously from 7 a.m. on Monday, September 13 
,1999 until 5 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 1999. The bridge will open 
on signal if at least 24 hours notice is given for the subsequent 
period of 5 p.m. on Friday, September 24, 1999 until 5 p.m. on Friday, 
October 15, 1999. This temporary deviation was issued to allow for the 
replacement of the roadway deck surface.

DATES: This deviation is effective from September 13, 1999, through 
October 15, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Frank, Bridge Administration 
Branch Commander (obc), Eighth Coast Guard District, 501 Magazine 
Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130-3396, telephone number 504-580-
2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Navigation on the waterway consists of 
oilfield related equipment, houseboats, and other recreational craft. 
The Greater Lafourche Port Commission requested a temporary deviation 
from the regulation 33 CFR 117.5 governing the normal operation of the 
bridge in order to accommodate the replacement of the roadway decking 
of the bridge.

    The bridge has opened approximately 20 times over the past year for 
the movement of oil field equipment and houseboats transiting to camp 
sites. The Port Commission has previously informed the local fisherman 
and businesses in the area regarding the

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work. Vessels needing to move through the bridge have already done so. 
The vertical clearance of the bridge in the closed to navigation 
position is 12 feet above mean high water, elevation 3.0 feet Mean Sea 
Level.
    The deviation allows the draw of the SR 3090 swing drawbridge 
across the Chevron Oil Company Canal, mile 0.5, near Leeville, 
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position continuously from 7 a.m. on Monday, September 13, 1999 until 5 
p.m. on Friday, September 24, 1999. The bridge will open on signal if 
at least 24 hours is given for the subsequent period of 5 p.m. on 
Friday, September 24, 1999 until 5 p.m. on Friday, October 15 , 1999. 
Presently, the draw opens on signal for the passage of vessels. In case 
of an approaching hurricane, the bridge will be returned to normal 
operation as soon as practicable.

    Dated: September 3, 1999.
K.J. Eldridge,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 8th Coast Guard Dist., Acting.
[FR Doc. 99-23948 Filed 9-13-99; 8:45 am]
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