[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 37 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 8479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4416]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-02-018]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, NJ

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 
Witt-Penn (Route 7) Bridge, mile 3.1, across the Hackensack River at 
Jersey City, New Jersey. This temporary deviation will allow the bridge 
to remain closed to navigation from 9 a.m. on March 5, 2002 through 6 
a.m. on March 7, 2002. This temporary deviation is necessary to 
facilitate repairs at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from March 5, 2002 through March 7, 
2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Schmied, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Witt-Penn (Route 7) Bridge has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 35 feet at mean high water 
and 40 feet at mean low water. The existing regulations are listed at 
33 CFR 117.5.
    The bridge owner, New Jersey Department of Transportation, has 
requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating 
regulations to facilitate necessary maintenance, power and 
communication cable replacement, at the bridge. The nature of the 
required repairs will require the bridge to remain in the closed 
position.
    During this deviation the bridge will not open for vessel traffic 
from 9 a.m. on March 5, 2002 through 6 a.m. on March 7, 2002.
    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: February 13, 2002.
G.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 02-4416 Filed 2-22-02; 8:45 am]
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