[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08171]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2013-0202]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Willamette River, Portland, OR
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Hawthorne Bridge across the
Willamette River, mile 13.1, at Portland, OR. This deviation is
necessary to accommodate Portland's Rock-n-Roll Half Marathon. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position to allow
for the safe movement of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective on May 19, 2013, from 3 a.m. until
12:01 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0202] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 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 Randall Overton, Bridge
Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested that the
Hawthorne lift bridge remain closed to vessel traffic to facilitate
safe, uninterrupted roadway passage of participants of the Rock-n-Roll
Half Marathon event. The Hawthorne Bridge crosses the Willamette River
at mile 13.1 and provides 49 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia
River Datum 0.0 while in the closed position. Vessels which do not
require a bridge opening may continue to transit beneath the bridge
during this closure period. Under normal conditions this bridge
operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897 which allows for the bridge
to remain closed between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday. This deviation period is from 3 a.m. on May 19, 2013,
until 12:01 p.m. May 19, 2013. The deviation allows the Hawthorne
Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 13.1, to remain in the closed
position and not open for maritime traffic from 3 a.m. on May 19, 2013,
until 12:01 p.m. May 19, 2013. The bridge shall operate in accordance
to 33 CFR 117.897 at all other times. Waterway usage on this stretch of
the Willamette River includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and
barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners will be notified and kept
informed of the bridge's operational status via the Coast Guard Notice
to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as
appropriate. The draw span will be required to open, if needed, for
vessels engaged in emergency response operations during this closure
period.
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: March 25, 2013.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-08171 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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