[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 233 (Monday, December 6, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70373-70374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26747]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-04-142]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Connecticut River, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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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 
Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, mile 3.4, across the Connecticut 
River, Connecticut. This deviation from the regulations allows the 
bridge owner to require a twelve-hour advance notice for bridge 
openings between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from 10 p.m. on January 14, 2005 
through 10 a.m. on February 14, 2005. This deviation is necessary in 
order to facilitate necessary inspection and repairs at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from January 14, 2005 through 
February 14, 2005.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge, at mile 
3.4, across the Connecticut River has a vertical clearance in the 
closed position of 19 feet at mean high water and 22 feet at mean low 
water. The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 
CFR 117.205(b).
    The owner of the bridge, National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating 
regulations to facilitate electrical maintenance repairs at the bridge.
    This deviation to the operating regulations allows the bridge owner 
to require at least a twelve-hour advance notice for bridge openings at 
the Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. from 10 p.m. 
on January 14, 2005 through 10 a.m. on February 14, 2005.
    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: November 22, 2004.
David P. Pekoske,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 04-26747 Filed 12-3-04; 8:45 am]
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