[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45395-45396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22920]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-98-124]
RIN 2115-AE47


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Lake Champlain, VT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hearby given that the District Commander, First 
Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the 
drawbridge operating regulations listed at 33 CFR 117.993, governing 
the operation of the US2 Bridge mile 91.8, between South Hero Island 
and North Hero Island, across Lake Champlain, in Vermont. The deviation 
period will be from August 17, 1998 to October 15, 1998. This deviation 
will allow the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VAT) to not open the 
bridge for vessel traffic after 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday nights, 
during the deviation period. The purpose of the early closure is to 
provide an uninterrupted maintenance period during daylight hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from August 17, 1998 to October 15, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Mr. John McDonald, Project Officer at (617) 223-8364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Vermont Agency of Transportation 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating regulations at 33 
CFR 117.993 governing the US2 Bridge between South Hero Island and 
North Hero Island across Lake Champlain, in Vermont, to paint the draw 
spans of the bridge.
    This deviation to the operating regulations will allow the US2 
Bridge to not open for vessel traffic after 5 p.m., Monday through 
Thursday, from August 17, 1998 through October 15, 1998. The bridge 
will operate on the normal operating schedule Friday through Sunday 
each week and on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 1998. Vessels that can 
pass under the bridge without an opening may do so at all times. This 
deviation from the normal operating regulations is authorized under 33 
CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 12, 1998.
Robert F. Duncan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 98-22920 Filed 8-25-98; 8:45 am]
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