[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 50 (Monday, March 15, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5795]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD05-04-040]
RIN 1625-AA09


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Delaware River, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a 
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the 
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge across the Delaware River mile 107.2, in 
Burlington County, New Jersey. This deviation allows the drawbridge to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 9 p.m. on March 29, 
2004, to 9 p.m. on April 5, 2004. This closure is necessary to 
facilitate structural repairs.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 p.m. on March 29, 2004, 
through 9 p.m. on April 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Brazier, Bridge Management 
Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398-6422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, a double-leaf 
drawbridge, is owned and operated by the Burlington County Bridge 
Commission (Burlington County). Cornell & Company, Inc., on behalf of 
Burlington County, has requested a temporary deviation from the 
operating regulation to facilitate needed structural repairs to the 
bridge.
    The work involves the machining and repairing of the track girders 
that support the drawbridge. There are four girders to be repaired and 
all four will be worked on simultaneously. To facilitate the repairs, 
the work requires completely immobilizing the draw spans in the closed-
to-navigation position from 9 p.m. on March 29, 2004, through 9 p.m. on 
April 5, 2004. The Coast Guard has informed the known users of the 
waterway of the closure periods for the bridge caused by the temporary 
deviation.
    The District Commander has granted temporary deviation from the 
operating requirements listed in 33 CFR 117.5 for the purpose of repair 
completion of the drawbridge. This deviation allows the Tacony-Palmyra 
Bridge, across the Delaware River mile 107.2, in Burlington County, NJ, 
to remain closed to navigation from 9 p.m. March 29, 2004, to 9 p.m. on 
April 5, 2004.

    Dated: March 5, 2004.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 04-5795 Filed 3-12-04; 8:45 am]
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