[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39278-39279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18922]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-01-121]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Piscataqua 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 
Memorial (US 1) Bridge, mile 3.5, across the Piscataqua River between 
Kittery, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This deviation from the 
regulations, effective on July 26, 30 and 31, 2001, allows the bridge 
to need not open for vessel traffic between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. This 
temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate necessary repairs at the 
bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from July 26 through July 31, 2001.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Memorial (US 1) Bridge, at mile 3.5, 
across the Piscataqua River has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 11 feet at mean high water and 19 feet at mean low water. 
The existing drawbridge operating regulations are at 33 CFR 117.531.
    The bridge owner, New Hampshire Department of Transportation 
(NHDOT), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating 
regulations to facilitate replacement of the bridge lift cables for the 
bridge.
    This deviation to the operating regulations, effective from July 26 
through July 31, 2001, allows the Memorial (US 1) Bridge to need not 
open for vessel traffic between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. on July 26, 30, and 
31.
    The bridge owner did not provide the required thirty-day notice to 
the Coast Guard for this temporary deviation; however, this deviation 
was approved because the repairs are considered to be vital unscheduled 
repairs that must be performed without delay to insure bridge operating 
safely and to prevent

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an 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: July 20, 2001.
G.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 01-18922 Filed 7-27-01; 8:45 am]
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