[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1583-1584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-549]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD07-00-132]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cortez Bridge (SR 684), Across 
the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Mile 87.4, Sarasota County, Cortez, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, has approved a 
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the 
Cortez bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 87.4, 
Sarasota County, Cortez, Florida. This deviation allows the drawbridge 
owner or operator to only open one leaf of the drawbridge, from 8 a.m. 
until 4 p.m., on January 10, 2001. This temporary deviation is required 
to allow the bridge owner to safely complete repairs of the bridge.

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DATES: This deviation is effective on January 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Barry Dragon, Chief, Operations 
Section, Seventh Coast Guard District, Bridge Section at (305) 415-
6743.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cortez bridge across the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway at Sarasota County, Cortez, is a double leaf 
bridge with a vertical clearance of 25.5 feet above mean high water 
(MHW) measured at the fenders in the closed position with a horizontal 
clearance of 90 feet. On December 13, 2000, Florida Department of 
Transportation, the drawbridge owner, requested a deviation from the 
current operating regulation in 33 CFR 117.5 which requires drawbridge 
to open promptly and fully when a request to open is given. This 
temporary deviation was requested to allow necessary repairs to the 
drawbridge in a critical time sensitive manner.
    The District Commander has granted a temporary deviation from the 
operating requirements listed in 33 CFR 117.35 for the purpose of 
repair completion of the drawbridge. Under this deviation, the Cortez 
Bridge need only open one leaf from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The deviation 
is effective for one day, on January 10, 2001.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Greg E. Shapley,
Chief, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 01-549 Filed 1-8-01; 8:45 am]
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