[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46694-46695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18869]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0644]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Tigre Bayou, Vermilion Parish, 
Delcambre, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
regulation governing the operation of the LA 330 Swing Bridge across 
Tigre Bayou, mile 2.3 in Delcambre, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. This 
deviation provides for the bridge to remain closed to navigation for 
approximately 80 days for the purpose of conducting scheduled 
maintenance to the drawbridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on August 18, 2014 
through 6 p.m. on November 9, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0644] 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 rulemaking. 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 Jim Wetherington, Bridge 
Administration Branch, Coast Guard, telephone (504) 671-2128, email 
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl F. Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Louisiana Department of Transportation 
and Development (LADOTD) requested a temporary deviation from the 
normal operation of the drawbridge in order to perform maintenance and 
install a new rack system under the bridge. This deviation allows the 
draw of the LA 330 Swing Bridge across Tigre Bayou, mile 2.3 in 
Delcambre, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, to remain closed to navigation 
from 6 a.m. on August 18, 2014 through 6 p.m. on November 9, 2014. 
These repairs require the bridge to be jacked up in order for the work 
to be done. These repairs are necessary for the continued operation of 
the bridge. The bridge can open for emergencies if four hours notice is 
given.
    Broadcast Notice to Mariners and/or Local Notice to Mariners will 
be used to update mariners of any changes in this deviation.
    The bridge has a vertical clearance of 5 feet above mean high water 
in the closed-to-navigation position and unlimited vertical clearance 
in the open-to-navigation position. Navigation on the waterway consists 
primarily of recreational craft. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.507, the 
draw of the bridge shall open on signal if at least four hours notice 
is given. There is no alternate route.
    The Coast Guard and the State determined that there will be no 
significant impacts on vessel traffic because only one request for an 
opening was made within the last year. That vessel owner has been 
contacted by the contractor and is aware of the situation. Vessel 
traffic that does not require an opening may pass at any time at the 
minimum safe operating speed.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules 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: July 24, 2014.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-18869 Filed 8-8-14; 8:45 am]
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