[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46274-46275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22051]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-99-148]
RIN 2115-AE47


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Danvers River, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is removing the operating rules for the 
Beverly Salem SR1A Bridge, mile 0.0, across the Danvers River between 
Beverly and Salem, Massachusetts. The Beverly Salem SR1A Bridge has 
been replaced with a fixed bridge. Notice and public procedure have 
been omitted from this action because the bridge the regulations 
formerly governed no longer exists.

DATES: This final rule is effective August 25, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Documents as indicated in this preamble are available for 
inspection or copying at the First Coast Guard District Office, 408 
Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (617) 
223-8364.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. McDonald, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, (617) 223-8364.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The Beverly Salem SR1A Bridge, mile 0.0, across the Danvers River 
has been replaced with a fixed bridge. The operating regulations listed 
at 33 CFR 117.595(b) are now unnecessary and will be removed by this 
action because the bridge they formerly governed no longer exists. 
Paragraph (a)(1) is also being removed from Sec. 117.595 because it is 
now listed at Sec. 117.31 of this chapter and paragraph (a)(4) is being 
removed because it is redundant. The Essex County Kernwood Bridge is no 
longer owned and operated by Essex County. It is presently owned and 
operated by the Massachusetts Highway Department. Its locally known as 
the Kernwood Bridge. Its name will be changed in the regulations to 
remove Essex County and call it just the Kernwood Bridge.

Good Cause

    The Coast Guard has determined that good cause exists under the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) to forego notice and 
comment for this rulemaking because notice and comment are unnecessary. 
Notice and comment are unnecessary because the bridge governed in 
Sec. 117.595(b) no longer exists. The other changes to remove 
Sec. 117.595(a)(1), which is included in Sec. 117.31, and to change the 
bridge name to Kernwood Bridge are simply administrative changes for 
clarity.
    The Coast Guard, for the reasons just stated, has also determined 
that good cause exists for this rule to be effective upon publication 
in the Federal Register.

Regulatory Evaluation

    This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and does not require an 
assessment of potential costs and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of 
that Order. It has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and 
Budget under that Order. It is not significant under the regulatory 
policies and procedures of the Department of Transportation (DOT) (44 
FR 11040; February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard expects the economic 
impact of this final rule to be so minimal that a full Regulatory 
Evaluation under paragraph 10e of the regulatory policies and 
procedures of DOT is unnecessary. This conclusion is based on the fact 
that the bridge governed by the regulations no longer exists.

Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the 
Coast Guard considered whether this final rule will have a significant 
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small 
entities include small businesses, not-for-profit organizations that 
are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their 
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations less than 
50,000. Therefore, for the reasons discussed in the Regulatory 
Evaluation section above, the Coast Guard certifies under section 
605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), that 
this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

    This final rule does not provide for a collection of information 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Federalism

    The Coast Guard has analyzed this final rule in accordance with the 
principles and criteria contained in Executive Order 12612 and has 
determined that this rule does not have sufficient federalism 
implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

    The Coast Guard considered the environmental impact of this final 
rule and concluded that, under Section 2.B.2., Figure 2-1, paragraph 
(32)(e), of Commandant Instruction M16475.1C, this final rule is 
categorically excluded from further environmental documentation because 
promulgation of changes to drawbridge regulations has been found not to 
have a significant effect on the environment. A written ``Categorical 
Exclusion Determination'' is not required for this final rule.

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List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

    Bridges.

Regulations

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 
CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117--DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS

    1. The authority citation for part 117 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33 CFR 1.05-1(g); section 
117.255 also issued under the authority of Pub. L. 102-587, 106 
Stat. 5039.

    2. Section 117.595 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 117.595  Danvers River.

    (a) The requirements in this paragraph apply to all bridges across 
the Danvers River:
    (1) The owners of these bridges shall provide and keep in good 
legible condition clearance gauges for each draw with figures not less 
than 12 inches high, designed, installed, and maintained according to 
the provisions of Sec. 118.160 of this chapter.
    (2) Trains and locomotives shall be controlled so that any delay in 
opening the draw span shall not exceed ten minutes. However, if a train 
moving toward the bridge has crossed the home signal for the bridge 
before the signal requesting opening of the bridge is given, that train 
may continue across the bridge and must clear the bridge interlocks 
before stopping.
    (b) The draw of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 
(MBTA)/AMTRAK Bridge, at mile 0.05, between Salem and Beverly, shall 
open on signal; except that, from midnight to 5 a.m., daily, and on 
December 25 and January 1, the draw shall open as soon as possible, but 
not more than one hour after notice is given to the drawtenders either 
at the bridge during the time the drawtenders are on duty or by calling 
the number posted at the bridge.
    (c) The Kernwood Bridge, at mile 1.0, shall open on signal; except 
that, from May 1 through September 30, midnight to 5 a.m., from October 
1 through April 30, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., and all day on December 25 and 
January 1, the draw shall open as soon as possible, but not more than 
one hour after notice is given to the drawtenders either at the bridge 
during the time the drawtenders are on duty or by calling the number 
posted at the bridge.

    Dated: August 11, 1999.
R.M. Larrabee,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
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