[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53665-53666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0677]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Everett, WA

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 SR 529 twin bridges across the 
Snohomish, mile 3.6, near Everett, WA. The deviation is necessary to 
facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. 
This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed position 
during maintenance activities.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on September 3, 2013 
to 11:59 p.m. on October 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0677] 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 Lieutenant Commander Steven M. 
Fischer, Bridge Specialist, Coast Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 
206-220-7277, email [email protected]. If you have questions 
on viewing the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Washington State Department of 
Transportation (WSDOT) has requested that the SR 529 twin bridges 
across the Snohomish River remain closed to vessel traffic to 
facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. The 
SR 529 twin bridges cross the Snohomish River at mile 3.6 and provide 
38 feet of vertical clearance above mean high water elevation while in 
the closed position. Vessels which do not require a bridge opening may 
continue to transit beneath the bridges

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during this closure period. Under normal conditions the SR 529 Bridges 
crossing the Snohomish River operate in accordance with 33 CFR 
117.1059(c) which requires advance notification of one-hour when a 
bridge opening is needed. This deviation period is from 12:01 a.m. on 3 
September 2013 to 11:59 p.m. on 18 October 2013. The deviation allows 
the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish River, to remain in the 
closed position and need not open for maritime traffic from 12:01 a.m. 
on 3 September 2013 to 11:59 p.m. on 18 October 2013. The bridges shall 
operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.1059 at all other times. Waterway 
usage on the Snohomish 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 construction 
contractor performing the maintenance as well as via the Coast Guard 
Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as 
appropriate. The bridges will not be able to open during this 
maintenance activity because the lifting mechanisms will be inoperable.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the 
effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the 
operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 19, 2013.
Daryl R. Peloquin,
Acting Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-21174 Filed 8-29-13; 8:45 am]
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