[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-167]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1074]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
Wrightsville Beach, 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 the 
S.R. 74 Bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 283.1, 
at Wrightsville Beach, NC. The deviation is necessary because 
participants in the 2011 Wrightsville Beach/Quintiles Marathon will be 
transiting across the bridge during the race. This deviation allows the 
bridge to remain in the closed position for two hours to accommodate 
the 2011 Wrightsville Beach/Quintiles Marathon.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. through 8 a.m. on March 
20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-1074 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-1074 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 Wrightsville Beach/Quintiles Marathon 
Committee on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Transportation 
(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, NC. The current 
operating schedule for the bridge is set out in 33 CFR 117.821(a)(4). 
The regulation requires the bridge to open on signal for vessels during 
all times except from 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. it will open on the hour and 
every third and fourth Saturday in September it will remain in the 
closed position from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. The requested deviation is to 
accommodate the 2011 Wrightsville Beach/Quintiles Marathon scheduled 
for Sunday, March 20, 2011. To facilitate this event, the draw of the 
bridge will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation position from 6 
a.m. until 8 a.m.
    The bridge is a lift drawbridge with a vertical clearance of 20 
feet above mean high water (MHW) in the closed position. Vessels that 
can pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so. The Coast 
Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our Local and 
Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the bridge closure so that vessels can 
arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary 
deviation. There are no alternate routes available to the vessel. Most 
of the vessel traffic consists of recreational vessels with a few 
barges and tugs in the daytime. There is an average of one bridge 
opening a year for the time covered by the deviation in the past three 
years. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies.
    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: December 21, 2010.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-167 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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