[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 8, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66933-66934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28646]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-00-237]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Kennebec River, ME

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 for the 
Carlton Bridge, mile 14.0, across the Kennebec River between Bath and 
Woolwich, Maine. This deviation from the regulations allows the bridge 
owner to require at least a one-hour advance notice for bridge openings 
from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, October 11, 2000 
through November 15, 2000. This action is necessary to facilitate the 
safety of construction workers performing rehabilitation construction 
at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from October 11, 2000, through 
November 15, 2000.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Carlton Bridge, at mile 14.0, across the 
Kennebec River has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 10 
feet at mean high water and 16 feet at mean low water. The existing 
drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.525.
    The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT), 
requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating 
regulations to facilitate the safety of construction workers performing 
rehabilitation repairs at the bridge. Sufficient time is needed to 
activate the operating machinery, and clear the bridge of construction 
workers and construction equipment.
    This deviation to the operating regulations allows the owner of the 
Carlton Bridge to require at least a one-hour advance notice for bridge 
openings, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, October 
11, 2000, through November 15, 2000.
    The bridge owner did not provide the required thirty-day notice to 
the Coast Guard for this deviation; however, this deviation was 
approved because the repairs are necessary in order to keep the bridge 
operating and prevent an

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unscheduled closure due to component failure.
    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.

    Dated: October 23, 2000.
Gerald M. Davis,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 00-28646 Filed 11-7-00; 8:45 am]
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