[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35843-35844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14644]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0192]


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

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Coast Guard Fifth District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the operating schedules that govern three 
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) bridges: The S.R. 
74 Bridge, across AIWW, mile 283.1 at Wrightsville Beach, NC; the Cape 
Fear Memorial Bridge across the Cape Fear River, mile 26.8; and the 
Isabel S. Holmes Bridge across the Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0; 
both at Wilmington, NC. The deviation is necessary to accommodate the 
YMCA Tri Span 5K & 10K 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 9 a.m. on 
Saturday, July 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2012-0192 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0192 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 email Terrance Knowles, Coast Guard; telephone 757-398-6587, 
email [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 
NCDOT, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating 
schedules for the S.R. 74 Bridge, across AIWW, mile 283.1 at 
Wrightsville Beach, NC; the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge across the Cape 
Fear River, mile 26.8; and the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge across the 
Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0; both at Wilmington, NC. The 
requested deviation is to accommodate the annual YMCA Tri Span 5K & 10K 
races scheduled for Saturday, July 14, 2012. To facilitate these 
events, the draw of the bridges will be maintained in the closed-to-
navigation positions from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.
    The SR 74 Bridge is a double-leaf bascule drawbridge with a 
vertical clearance of 20 feet, above mean high water, in the closed 
position. The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 
117.821(a)(4). During the month of July, the bridge is required to open 
on signal, except that from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the draw need only open 
on the hour.
    The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift drawbridge with a 
vertical clearance of 65 feet, above mean high water, in the closed 
position. The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.823. 
During the month of

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July the bridge is required to open on signal, except that on the 
second Saturday of July of every year, the draw need not open 8 a.m. to 
10 a.m.
    The Isabel S. Holmes Bridge is a double-leaf bascule drawbridge 
with a vertical clearance of 40 feet, above mean high water, in the 
closed position. The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 
117.829. During the month of July the bridge is required to open on 
signal except that the draw will be closed to pleasure craft, from 6 
a.m. to 6 p.m., every day, except at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when the draw 
will open for all waiting vessels; and the draw need not open, from 8 
a.m. to 10 a.m., on the second Saturday of July of every year. Vessels 
that can pass under these bridges in the closed position may do so at 
any time. The bridges will be able to open for emergencies.
    There are no alternate routes available to vessels transiting these 
waterways. These races have been an annual event; therefore local 
waterway users should be familiar with the closure. To ensure that 
waterway users are aware of the closure, the Coast Guard will issue a 
Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners to allow mariners to schedule 
their transits accordingly. Most waterway traffic for these bridges 
consists of recreational boats with a few barges and tugs in the 
daytime.
    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 7, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-14644 Filed 6-14-12; 8:45 am]
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