[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00972]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0007]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
and Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviations from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued temporary deviations from the 
regulations governing the operation of the following two bridges in 
Miami, Florida: The Venetian Causeway Bridge (West), mile 1088.6, 
across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; and the Venetian Causeway 
Bridge (East), across Biscayne Bay. The deviations are necessary due to 
the high volume of vessel and vehicle traffic anticipated during the 
Miami International Boat Show, which will be held in Miami Beach, 
Florida from February 11, 2013, through February 19, 2013. These 
deviations will result in the bridges opening to navigation on the hour 
and half-hour before, during, and after the Miami International Boat 
Show.

DATES: These deviations are effective from 7 a.m. on February 11, 2013, 
through 9 p.m. on February 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this temporary deviation, USCG-2013-0007, is 
available online by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 
USCG-2013-0007 in the ``Search'' box and then clicking ``Search''. The 
docket is 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 
temporary deviation, call or email Jessica Hopkins, Seventh District 
Bridge Branch, Coast Guard; telephone (305) 415-6744, 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 Miami International Boat Show Operations 
Manager has requested temporary modifications to the operating 
schedules of the Venetian Causeway Bridge (West) and the Venetian 
Causeway Bridge (East) in Miami, Florida. These deviations will result 
in the bridges being allowed to open on the hour and half-hour from 7 
a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, from February 11, 2013, through February 19, 
2013. The Miami International Boat Show generates a high volume of 
vessel and vehicle traffic. In previous years, opening these bridges on 
demand has resulted in significant vehicle congestion and bridge 
mechanical failure. By opening the bridges on the hour and half-hour 
(rather than on demand) traffic congestion will be reduced. The 
temporary deviations will be effective from 7 a.m. on February 11, 2013 
through 9 p.m. on February 19, 2013.
    The vertical clearance, regular operating schedule, and deviation 
period for each bridge are set forth below.
    1. Venetian Causeway Bridge (West), mile 1088.6. The vertical 
clearance of the Venetian Causeway Bridge (West), across the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway is 12 feet. The normal operating schedule is set 
forth in 33 CFR 117.261(nn), which requires the bridge to open on 
signal; except that from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays, the bridge need only open on the hour and 
half-hour.
    As a result of this temporary deviation, the Venetian Causeway 
Bridge (West) will only open to navigation on the hour and half-hour 
from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily, from February 11, 2013, through 
February 19, 2013. At all other times the bridges will open on demand. 
The bridge will also continue to open as necessary, in accordance with 
33 CFR 117.31.
    2. Venetian Causeway Bridge (East). The vertical clearance of the 
Venetian Causeway Bridge (East), across Biscayne Bay is 6 feet. The 
normal operating schedule is set forth in 33 CFR 117.269, which 
requires the bridge to open on signal; except that from 7 a.m. to 7 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, the bridge need 
only open on the hour and half-hour.
    As a result of this temporary deviation, the Venetian Causeway 
Bridge (East) will only open to navigation on the hour and half-hour 
from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily, from February 11, 2013, through 
February 19, 2013. At all other times the bridges will open on demand. 
The bridge will also continue to open as necessary, in accordance with 
33 CFR 117.31.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), these drawbridges must return 
to their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the 
effective period of this temporary deviation. These deviations from the 
operating regulations are authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: January 8, 2013.
B. L. Dragon,
Bridge Program Director, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-00972 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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