[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 14 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3179-3180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00924]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-1066]


Drawbridge Operating Regulations; Atchafalaya River, Morgan City, 
Louisiana

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; modification of 
effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is modifying the effective date of a published 
temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Morgan 
City (Berwick Bay) Railroad Bridge across the Atchafalaya River, mile 
17.5 (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City-Port Allen Alternate 
Route) mile 0.3) in Morgan City, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. The 
modification of the date is necessary to further minimize the effects 
on navigation caused by additional repairs required for the bridge. The 
deviation is necessary to complete the previously approved repairs and 
to allow additional repairs to the fender system. This deviation allows 
for the bridge to remain closed to navigation for four consecutive 
hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon with an opening 
in the middle to pass vessels for five weekdays over a two-week period.

DATES: The deviation published in the Federal Register on January 16, 
2015 (80 FR 2302), is effective from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then again 
from 1 p.m. through 4 p.m. on February 4 through 6, 2015, and then 
again February 9 and 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-1066] 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 Geri Robinson, 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: On January 16, 2014, the Coast Guard's 
notice of temporary deviation from regulations under the same docket 
number, USCG-2014-1066 was published in the Federal Register (80 FR 
2302). That document resulted from the BNSF Railway Company's request 
for a temporary deviation, occurring from January 26, 2015 to January 
31, 2015, from the normal operation of the drawbridge to perform the 
installation of new generators and remove the old festoon cable. 
Subsequent to the approval of that request, BNSF Railway Corporation 
requested a second temporary deviation for dates in early February to 
complete additional repairs to the fender system of the bridge. 
Coordination between all interested parties determined that all work 
could be accomplished during one scheduled closure occurring in early 
February, 2015. This new scheduling avoids two separate deviations 
causing a longer term impact on navigation. Therefore, through this 
document, the Coast Guard modifies the dates of the previously approved 
temporary deviation. The modification allows the drawbridge of the 
Morgan City (Berwick Bay) Railroad Bridge across the Atchafalaya River, 
mile 17.5 (Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Morgan City-Port Allen Alternate 
Route) mile 0.3), to remain closed to navigation for four consecutive 
hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon, with an opening 
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to allow vessels to pass. The deviation is 
effective from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and then again from 1 p.m. through

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4 p.m. daily, resulting in the bridge being closed to navigation on the 
following days: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, to Friday, February 6, 
2015, and Monday, February 9, 2015, to Tuesday, February 10, 2015.
    Notices of the deviation schedule will be published in the Eighth 
Coast Guard District Local Notice to Mariners and will be broadcast via 
the Coast Guard Broadcast Notice to Mariners System. A Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners will be used to update mariners of any changes to the 
planned schedule for this deviation.
    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: January 15, 2015.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-00924 Filed 1-21-15; 8:45 am]
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