[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11689]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[USCG-2009-0228]


Drawbridge Operating Regulations; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, MS

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice canceling temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation 
concerning the operation of the I-110 bascule span bridge across the 
Back Bay of Biloxi, mile 3.0, in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. 
The deviation allowed the bridge to remain closed to navigation for two 
(2) two-hour periods daily to facilitate the movement of vehicular 
traffic.

DATES: The temporary deviation published on April 13, 2009 (74 FR 
16781) is cancelled as of May 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this cancelled deviation is available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. You may also find 
this docket on the Internet by going to http://www.regulations.gov, 
selecting the Advanced Docket Search option on the right side of the 
screen, inserting USCG-2009-0228 in the Docket ID box, pressing Enter, 
and then clicking on the item in the Docket ID column.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Frank, Bridge Administration 
Branch, telephone (504) 671-2128.

Background and Purpose

    On April 13, 2009, we published a temporary deviation entitled 
``Drawbridge Operating Regulations; Back Bay of Biloxi, Biloxi, 
Mississippi'' in the Federal Register (74 FR 16781). The temporary 
deviation concerned allowing the I-110 bridge across the Back Bay of 
Biloxi, mile 3.0, in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi to remain 
closed to navigation for two (2) two-hour periods daily to facilitate 
the movement of vehicular traffic. This deviation from the operating 
regulations was authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

Cancellation

    The deviation was established to facilitate the flow of increased 
vehicular traffic on the I-110 bridge caused by the allision to the 
Popps Ferry Rd. bridge. The Popps Ferry Rd. bridge was damaged in an 
allision on March 20, 2009 when two sections of the roadway were 
destroyed. The bridge was returned to service on April 25, 2009, thus 
reducing the vehicular traffic on the I-110 bridge during the morning 
and afternoon rush hours.

    Dated: April 29, 2009.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-11689 Filed 5-19-09; 8:45 am]
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