[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25282]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-01-176]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, 
English Kills and Their Tributaries, 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 for the 
Pulaski Bridge, mile 0.6, across Newtown Creek between Brooklyn and 
Queens, New York. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the 
closed position from 7 a.m. on October 20, 2001 through 8 p.m. on 
October 21, 2001, to facilitate painting at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from October 20, 2001 through 
October 21, 2001.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Pulaski Bridge, at mile 0.6, across 
Newtown Creek has a vertical clearance of 39 feet at mean high water, 
and 43 feet at mean low water in the closed position.
    The existing drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 
117.801(g) and require the draw to open on signal if at least a two-
hour advance notice is given.
    The bridge owner, New York City Department of Transportation, 
requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating 
regulations to facilitate painting at the bridge that can only be 
safely performed while the bridge is in the closed position.
    This deviation to the operating regulations allows the Pulaski 
Bridge to remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on October 20, 2001 
through 8 p.m. on October 21, 2001.
    This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 
33 CFR 117.35 and will be performed with all due speed in order to 
return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible.

    Dated: September 27, 2001.
G.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 01-25282 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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