[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54770-54771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22415]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[USCG-2010-0818]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cape Fear River and Northeast 
Cape Fear River, in 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 regulations governing the operation of two 
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) drawbridges: The 
Cape Fear River Memorial Bridge, across Cape Fear River, mile 26.8, and 
the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge, across Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 
1.0, both in Wilmington, NC, to accommodate River Fest 8K Run. The 
deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed position to 
vessels.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on October 3, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-0818 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-0818 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 Sandra S. Elliott, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth 
Coast Guard District; telephone 757-398-6557, 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 Cape Fear River Memorial Bridge, a 
vertical lift drawbridge, has vertical clearances in full open and 
closed positions to vessels of 135 feet and 65 feet above mean high 
water (MHW), respectively. The Isabel S. Holmes Bridge, across 
Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0, a bascule lift bridge, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position to vessels of 40 feet above 
MHW.
    The North Carolina Department of Transportation, owner of the 
drawbridges, has requested a temporary deviation from the current 
operating regulations of the aforementioned bridges set out in 33 CFR 
117.5, 117.823 and 117.829(a), respectively, to accommodate the River 
Fest 8K Run scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 10 
a.m.
    Under this deviation, the drawbridges will be allowed to remain in 
the closed-to-navigation position from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday, 
October 3, 2010 to accommodate the River Fest 8K Run.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notices to mariners of the closure period for the 
bridges so that vessels can arrange their transits and to minimize any 
impact caused by the temporary deviation. There are no alternate routes 
for vessels transiting these sections of the Cape Fear and Northeast 
Cape Fear Rivers and the drawbridges will be able to open in the event 
of an emergency.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the

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designated time period. This deviation from the operation regulations 
is authorized under CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 27, 2010.
Waverly W. Gregory Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2010-22415 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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