[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21300]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2010-0775]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
Wrightsville Beach, NC and Northeast Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of two 
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) drawbridges: The 
S.R. 74 Bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 283.1, 
at Wrightsville Beach, NC, and the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge across the 
Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0, at Wilmington, NC. The deviation 
is necessary to accommodate distance races. This deviation allows the 
bridges to remain in the closed position during the races.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. on 
November 13, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-0775 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-0775 in the 
``Keyword'' box and then clicking ``Search''. They are also 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or e-mail Lindsey Middleton, Coast Guard; telephone 757-398-6629, 
e-mail [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing 
the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wilmington Family YMCA on behalf of the 
NCDOT requested a temporary deviation from the current operating 
regulations of the S.R. 74 Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal 
Waterway (AIWW), mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach and the Isabel S. 
Holmes Bridge across the Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0, at 
Wilmington. The current operating schedules for the aforementioned 
bridges are set out in 33 CFR 117.821(a) (4) and 33 CFR 117.829(a) 
respectively. The requested deviation is to accommodate the Third 
Annual Beach2Battleship Iron and Half-Iron distance Triathlons 
scheduled for Saturday, November 13, 2010.
    The S.R. 74 Bridge at Wrightsville Beach is a lift drawbridge with 
a vertical clearance of 20 feet above mean high water (MHW) in the 
closed position. The Isabel S. Holmes Bridge at Wilmington is a lift 
drawbridge with a vertical clearance of 40 feet above MHW in the closed 
position. Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the closed-to-
navigation position can do so at any time. The bridge will not be able 
to open for emergencies.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the two bridge closures so 
that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused 
by the temporary deviation. There are no alternate routes available to 
vessel traffic.
    To facilitate the races, the drawbridges will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation position on November 13, 2010, at the following 
times: From 7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the S.R. 74 Bridge and from 12 
p.m. to 11:59 p.m. for the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 12, 2010.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2010-21300 Filed 8-25-10; 8:45 am]
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