[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17609]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-06-128]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Connecticut River, East Haddam, 
CT

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 regulation governing the operation of the 
Route 82 Bridge across the Connecticut River at mile 16.8, at East 
Haddam, Connecticut. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge may 
remain in the closed position for two nights only from 8:30 p.m. to 
4:30 a.m. between October 30, 2006 and November 4, 2006. The exact 
dates to be selected will be determined by favorable weather 
conditions. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge 
maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from October 30, 2006 through 
November 4, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this document are available for 
inspection or copying at the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch 
Office, One South Street, New York, New York, 10004, between 7 a.m. and 
3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone 
number is (212) 668-7165. The First Coast Guard District Bridge Branch 
Office maintains the public docket for this temporary deviation.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Route 82 Bridge, across the Connecticut 
River at mile 16.8, at East Haddam, Connecticut, has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 22 feet at mean high water and 25 
feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations 
are listed at 33 CFR 117.205(c).
    The owner of the bridge, the State of Connecticut Department of 
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation to facilitate scheduled 
bridge maintenance, replacement of the castern drive unit. The bridge 
will not be able to open while the bridge maintenance is underway.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Route 82 Bridge may remain in 
the closed position for two nights only from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. 
from October 30, 2006 through November 4, 2006. The exact dates 
selected will be determined by favorable weather conditions for that 
evening. The work to be performed must be done under good weather 
conditions.
    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.
    Should the bridge maintenance authorized by this temporary 
deviation be completed before the end of the effective period published 
in this notice, the Coast Guard will rescind the remainder of this 
temporary deviation, and the bridge shall be returned to its normal 
operating schedule. Notice of the above action shall be provided to the 
public in the Local Notice to Mariners and the Federal Register, where 
practicable.
    This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 
33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: October 12, 2006.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E6-17609 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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