[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45863-45864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18229]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0679]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at 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 govern four Multnomah County bridges: The 
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the 
Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all 
crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the annual Portland Providence Bridge Pedal 
event. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed 
position to allow safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. on August 11, 2013 to 
12:30 p.m. August 11, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0679] 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

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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 Lieutenant Commander Steven Fischer, 
Bridge Specialist, 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 a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, 
and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the Willamette River 
at Portland, OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the annual 
Providence Bridge Pedal event. To facilitate this event, the draws of 
the bridges will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation positions as 
follows: the Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7; the Burnside Bridge, mile 
12.4; Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8; and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, 
need not open for vessel traffic from 5 a.m. August 11, 2013 until 
12:30 p.m. August 11, 2013. Vessels which do not require bridge 
openings may continue to transit beneath these bridges during the 
closure period. The Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, provides a vertical 
clearance of 90 feet in the closed position, the Burnside Bridge, mile 
12.4, provides a vertical clearance of 64 feet in the closed position, 
the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, provides a vertical clearance of 69 
feet in the closed position, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, 
provides a vertical clearance of 49 feet in the closed position; all 
clearances are referenced to the vertical clearance above Columbia 
River Datum 0.0. The current operating schedule for all four bridges is 
set out in 33 CFR 117.897. The normal operating schedule for all four 
bridges state that they need not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 
p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This deviation period is from 5 
a.m. on August 11, 2013 through 12:30 p.m. August 11, 2013. The 
deviation allows the Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, 
mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, 
mile 13.1, across the Willamette River, to remain in the closed 
position and need not open for maritime traffic from 5 a.m. through 
12:30 p.m. on August 11, 2013. The four bridges shall operate in 
accordance to 33 CFR Sec.  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 bridges' operational status via the 
Coast Guard Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners as appropriate. The bridges 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 drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the 
designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations 
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 24, 2013.
Daryl R. Peloquin,
Acting Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-18229 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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