[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03681]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0096]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Umpqua River, Reedsport, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the U.S. 101 Highway Bridge across the 
Umpqua River, mile 11.1, at Reedsport, OR. The deviation is necessary 
to accommodate steel bracing repair and electrical station repair on 
the bridge. This deviation allows the U.S. 101 Umpqua River Bridge to 
remain in the closed position during repairs.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on February 23, 2015 to 
11 p.m. on March 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0096] 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 rule, 
call or email the Bridge Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth 
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: The Oregon Department of Transportation 
requested that the U.S. 101 Umpqua River drawbridge, near Reedsport 
Oregon, remain in the closed-to-navigation position to facilitate steel 
bracing and stanchion repair. The U.S. 101 Bridge crosses the Umpqua 
River at mile 11.1 and provides 36 feet of vertical clearance above 
mean high water when in the closed position. Currently, the U.S. 101 
Umpqua River Bridge is operating under a Temporary Final Rule (TFR), 33 
CFR 117.898(d), 78 FR 70222, that allows the bridge to open once at 7 
a.m. and once at 6 p.m., if an opening is requested at least six hours 
in advance. This TFR is effective from December 1, 2013 to September 
30, 2015.
    This deviation period is from 6 a.m. on February 23, 2015 to 11 
p.m. March 6, 2015. The deviation allows the U.S. 101 Umpqua River 
Bridge, mile 11.1, to remain in the closed-to-navigation position and 
need not open for maritime traffic from 6 a.m. on February 23, 2015 to 
11 p.m. March 06, 2015, except that, in approximately the second week 
of the project, the bridge will open at 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on one day 
only if a minimum of 6 hours advanced notice is given. Mariners needing 
an opening, approximately half way through this project, are requested 
to coordinate with the bridge repair Project Inspector, Don Hyatt, at 
541-297-8804, with as much advanced notice as possible.
    Waterway usage on this stretch of the Umpqua River includes vessels 
ranging from occasional commercial tug and barge to small pleasure 
craft. Mariners will be notified and kept informed of the bridge's 
operational status via the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners publication 
and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as appropriate. The draw span will not 
be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate 
route for vessels to pass. Vessels which do not require an opening of 
the bridge may continue to transit beneath the bridge during this 
repair period.
    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: February 13, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-03681 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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