[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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