[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45344-45345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18390]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0609]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 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 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

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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 roadway movement 
of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on August 10, 2014, to 
12:30 p.m. on August 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0609] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, 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 6 a.m. on August 10, 2014, to 
12:30 p.m. on August 10, 2014. Vessels which do not require bridge 
openings may continue to transit beneath these bridges during this 
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 6 
a.m. on August 10, 2014, to 12:30 p.m. August 10, 2014. 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 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 10, 
2014. 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. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the 
closed positions may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open 
for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels 
to pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways 
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in 
operating schedule for the bridges so that vessels can arrange their 
transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    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 18,2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-18390 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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