[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13765-13766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06034]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0142]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River and Steamboat 
Slough, Everett and Marysville, WA

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 SR 529 Bridges across the Snohomish 
River, mile 3.6 near Everett, WA, and the SR 529 Bridges across 
Steamboat Slough, mile 1.1, near Marysville, WA. The deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the Everett Marathon. The deviation allows the 
bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position during the 
marathon to allow safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 
April 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0142] 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: The Washington State Department of 
Transportation (WSDOT) has requested that the SR 529 Bridges, north 
bound and south bound, across the Snohomish River and Steamboat Slough 
remain closed to vessel traffic to facilitate safe, uninterrupted 
roadway passage of participants of the Everett Marathon. The SR 529 
Bridges over the Snohomish River at mile 3.6 provides 37 feet of 
vertical clearance above mean high water elevation while in the closed 
position. Under normal conditions these bridges operate in accordance 
with 33 CFR 117.1059(c), which requires advance notification of one-
hour when a bridge opening is needed.
    The SR 529 Bridges over Steamboat Slough at mile 1.1 provide 10 
feet of vertical clearance above mean high water elevation while in the 
closed position. Under normal conditions these bridges operate in 
accordance with 33 CFR 117.1059(g), which requires advance notification 
of four hours when a bridge opening is needed.
    The deviation allows the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish 
River and Steamboat Slough to remain in the closed-to navigation 
position, and need

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not open for maritime traffic, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 
12, 2015. The bridges shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.1059 at 
all other times.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridges in the closed-to-
navigation position may do so at anytime. The bridges will be required 
to open, if needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response 
operations during this closure period. Waterway usage on this part of 
the Snohomish River and Steamboat Slough includes vessels ranging from 
commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners will be 
notified and kept informed of the bridges' operational status via the 
Coast Guard Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners as appropriate.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedule 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: March 3, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-06034 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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