[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 40 (Monday, March 1, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9549-9550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4491]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-04-014]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, 
English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 
Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York 
City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge may remain 
closed from 7 a.m. on March 8, 2004 through 4 p.m. on March 9, 2004, 
and from 7 a.m. on April 2, 2004 through 4 p.m. on April 4, 2004, to 
facilitate necessary bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from March 8, 2004 through April 4, 
2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast 
Guard District, at (212) 668-7069.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New York City Department of 
Transportation (NYCDOT) Metropolitan Avenue Bridge has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 10 feet at mean high water and 15 
feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations 
are listed at 33 CFR 117.801(e).
    NYCDOT, requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge 
operation regulations to facilitate repairs to the electrical controls 
at the bridge. The bridge must remain in the closed position to perform 
these repairs.
    Under this temporary deviation the NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue 
Bridge may remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on March 8, 2004 
through 4 p.m. on March 9, 2004, and from 7 a.m. on

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April 2, 2004 through 4 p.m. on April 4, 2004.
    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 17, 2004.
John L. Grenier,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 04-4491 Filed 2-27-04; 8:45 am]
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