[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39773-39774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16953]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY



Coast Guard



33 CFR Part 117



[Docket No. USCG-2011-0562]




Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Christina River, Wilmington, DE



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 the 

Third Street Bridge on Route 13, at mile 2.3, across the Christina 

River in Wilmington, DE. The deviation restricts the operation of the 

draw span in order



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to facilitate the inspection of the operational equipment.



DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. July 18, 2011 until 5 

p.m. August 5, 2011.



ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 

the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-0562 and are available online 

by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-0562 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 Terrance Knowles, Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Fifth Coast Guard District, at telephone 757-398-6587, 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 Delaware Department of Transportation 

(DELDOT), who owns and operates this bascule type drawbridge, has 

requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations 

set out in 33 CFR 117.237(c) to facilitate the inspection of the 

operational equipment within the structure.

    The Third Street Bridge, at mile 2.3, across the Christina River in 

Wilmington, DE has a vertical clearance in the closed position to 

vessels of 14 feet above mean high water.

    Under the regular operating schedule the bridge opens on signal as 

required by 33 CFR 117.237(c).

    Under this temporary deviation, the Third Street Bridge will 

require two hours advance notice to open, each day from 8 a.m. to 5 

p.m., on July 18, 2011 until August 5, 2011. At all other times, the 

Third Street Bridge will open on signal.

    Vessels that can pass under the closed span may do so at all times. 

There are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section of 

the Christina River.

    There are three vessels that travel through the bridge several 

times per week whose vertical clearance surpasses the closed bridge 

position, requiring an opening of the draw span. DELDOT has coordinated 

this replacement work with these three waterway users and the Coast 

Guard will inform the other users of the waterway through our Local and 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the closure periods for the bridge so 

that vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts caused 

by the temporary deviation. The bridge may be delayed when opening for 

an emergency during the proposed equipment inspections.

    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: June 23, 2011.

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,

Bridge Program Manager. By direction of the Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District.

[FR Doc. 2011-16953 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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