[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76298-76299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31332]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2011-1071]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Rochelle Harbor, New 
Rochelle, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Glen Island Bridge, mile 0.8, across New Rochelle Harbor at New 
Rochelle, New York. The deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge 
rehabilitation repairs. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in 
the closed position to facilitate bridge rehabilitation.

DATES: This deviation is effective from December 5, 2011 through March 
30, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-1071 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-1071 in the 
``Keyword''

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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 email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, [email protected], or telephone (212) 668-7165. If 
you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Glen Island Bridge, across New Rochelle Harbor, mile 0.8, at 
New Rochelle, New York, has a vertical clearance in the closed position 
of 13 feet at mean high water and 20 feet at mean low water. The 
drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.802.
    The waterway users are recreational vessels of various sizes. 
During the winter months the bridge rarely opens since the recreational 
vessels that transit this waterway are normally in winter storage.
    The owner of the bridge, Westchester County, requested a temporary 
deviation from the regulations to help facilitate rehabilitation 
repairs at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation the Glen Island Bridge may remain in 
the closed position from December 5, 2011 through March 30, 2012. 
Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the closed position may do so 
at any time.
    The Coast Guard believes that this temporary deviation should meet 
the reasonable needs of navigation because the recreational users that 
normally use this bridge are recreational vessels that do not operate 
during the winter months when this deviation will be in effect.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: November 23, 2011.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-31332 Filed 12-6-11; 8:45 am]
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