[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53281-53282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26577]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD11-98-013]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Carquinez Strait, Solano and 
Contra Costa Counties, CA, Union Pacific Benicia-Martinez Railroad 
Bridge

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Coast Guard has issued a 
temporary deviation to the regulations governing the opening of the 
Union Pacific Martinez Railroad vertical lift bridge over Carquinez 
Strait between Benicia and Martinez, CA. The deviation specifices that 
the bridge operator requires 1-hour advance notice from 7 a.m. to 5 
p.m. to open the bridge on the following specified dates. Those dates 
are Tuesday, September 29, 1998, Wednesday, September 30, 1998, 
Tuesday, October 13, 1998, and Wednesday, October 14, 1998. The purpose 
of this deviation is to allow the Union Pacific Railroad and its 
contractors to replace the rail across the bridge. The advance notice 
is needed to allow sufficient time for workers to remove equipment from 
the lift span.

DATES: Effective period of the deviation is 7 a.m.-5 p.m. on September 
29, 1998, September 30, October 13, and October 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Mr. Jerry Olmes, Bridge Administrator, Eleventh Coast Guard District, 
Building 50-6 Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100, telephone 
(510) 437-3515.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard anticipates that the 
economic consequences of this deviation will be minimal. The bridge 
opens upon demand, however, most vessels needing bridge openings give 
the bridge operator a preliminary call about 30 minutes before arriving 
at the bridge. The additional time required for advance notice should 
not pose an economic burden for waterway users. This deviation from the 
normal operating regulations in 33 CFR 117.5 is authorized in 
accordance with the provisions of 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: September 18, 1998.
E. E. Page,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 98-26577 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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