[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02449]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0052]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
Wrightsville Beach, NC

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 S.R. 74 Bridge, across the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC. 
This deviation is necessary to accommodate the 6th Annual Quintiles 
Wrightsville Beach Marathon. This deviation allows the bridge to remain 
in the closed position during the race.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, 
March 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0052] 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 Kashanda Booker, Bridge 
Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District; telephone (757) 398-
6227, email [email protected]. If you have questions on 
viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 6th Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach 
Marathon committee on behalf of the North Carolina Department of 
Transportation (NCDOT) has requested a temporary deviation from the 
current operating schedule for the S.R. 74 Bascule Drawbridge across 
the AIWW mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC. The requested deviation 
will accommodate the 6th Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon 
scheduled for Sunday, March 22, 2015. To facilitate this event, the 
draw of the bridge will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation 
position from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to allow race participants to cross 
during the scheduled event.
    The current operating schedule for the bridge is set out in 33 CFR 
117.821(a)(4). The regulation requires the bridge to open on signal for 
vessels at all times except that from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. the bridge 
shall open on the hour; every third and fourth Saturday in September 
the bridge shall remain closed from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.; and the last 
Saturday of October or the first or second Saturday of November the 
bridge shall remain closed from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The bascule 
drawbridge has a vertical clearance of 20 feet above mean high water 
(MHW) in the closed position. Vessels that can pass through the bridge 
in the closed position may do so at any time.
    To ensure that waterway users are aware of the closure, the Coast 
Guard will issue a Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners to allow 
mariners to schedule their transits accordingly. There are no alternate 
routes available to vessels. Most waterway traffic consists of 
recreational boats with a few barges and tugs during the daytime. The 
bridge is able to open for emergencies.
    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 27, 2015.
James L. Rousseau,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-02449 Filed 2-5-15; 8:45 am]
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