[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47389-47390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22656]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-99-153]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hutchinson River, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, first Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations governing 
the operation of the Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, mile 0.5, across the 
Hutchinson River in New York City, New York. This deviation allows the 
bridge owner to keep the bridge in the closed position from 7 a.m., on 
August 25, 1999, to 5 p.m., on August 27, 1999, and from 7 a.m., on 
September 1, 1999, to 5 p.m., on September 3, 1999. This action is 
necessary to facilitate replacement of the bridge miter rails and 
counterweight modifications.

DATES: This deviation is effective from August 25, 1999, to August 27, 
1999, and from September 1, 1999, to September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Schmied, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, at mile 0.5, 
across the Hutchinson River in New York City, New York, has a vertical 
clearance of 8 feet at mean high water, and 15 feet at mean low water 
in the closed position. The bridge is required to open on signal at all 
times. The bridge owner, AMTRAK, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the drawbridge operating regulations to facilitate necessary 
maintenance for the replacement of the bridge miter rails and 
counterweight modifications. This deviation from the operating 
regulations allows the bridge owner to keep the Pelham Bay Railroad 
Bridge in the closed position from 7 a.m., on August 25, 1999, to 5 
p.m., on August 27, 1999, and from 7 a.m., on September 1, 1999, to 5 
p.m., on September 3, 1999. Vessels that can pass under the bridge 
without an opening may do so at all times during the closed period.
    The bridge owner did not provide the required thirty-day notice to 
the Coast Guard for approval of scheduled maintenance repair which 
would require a drawbridge to deviate from the normal operating 
regulations. The Coast Guard has approved AMTRAK's request to close the 
bridge, however, because the work was determined to be necessary for 
public safety and the continued operation of the bridge.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), this work will be performed 
with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as 
soon as possible. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.


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    Dated: August 23, 1999.
R. M. Larrabee,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 99-22656 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am]
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