[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 72 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 18884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7155]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-07-032]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Reynolds Channel, Lawrence, 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 regulation governing the operation of the 
Atlantic Beach Bridge across Reynolds Channel, mile 0.4, at Lawrence, 
New York. Under this temporary deviation a one-hour advance notice will 
be required for bridge openings from April 9, 2007 through April 27, 
2007, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., daily. This deviation is necessary 
to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from April 9, 2007 through April 27, 
2007.

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 Atlantic Beach Bridge across Reynolds 
Channel, mile 0.4, at Lawrence, New York, has a vertical clearance in 
the closed position of 25 feet at mean high water and 30 feet at mean 
low water. The existing operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 
117.799.
    The bridge owner, Nassau County Bridge Authority, requested a 
temporary deviation to allow the bridge owner to require a one-hour 
advance notice for bridge openings to facilitate scheduled mechanical 
bridge maintenance.
    Under this temporary deviation a one-hour advance notice shall be 
required for bridge openings at the Atlantic Beach Bridge from April 9, 
2007 through April 27, 2007, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., daily.
    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: April 6, 2007.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E7-7155 Filed 4-13-07; 8:45 am]
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