[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4547]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD07-01-013]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cortez Bridge (SR 684), 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 5 p.m., on March 12, 2001 and March 13, 2001. This temporary 
deviation is required to allow the bridge owner to safely complete 
maintenance on the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on March 12, 2001 until 
5 p.m. on March 13, 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, FL 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 January 24, 2001, the Florida Department of 
Transportation, the drawbridge owner, requested a deviation from the 
current operating regulations in 33 CFR 117.287(d)(1). Those 
regulations require the draw to open on signal, except from 7 a.m. to 6 
p.m., the draw need only open on the hour, twenty minutes past the 
hour, and forty minutes past the hour. This temporary deviation was 
requested to allow necessary maintenance 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 117.287(d)(1) for the purpose 
of maintenance on the drawbridge. Under this deviation, the Cortez 
Bridge need only open one leaf from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on March 12, 
2001 and March 13, 2001.

    Dated: February 14, 2001.
Greg E. Shapley,
Chief, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 01-4547 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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