[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30360-30361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12812]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[USCG-2015-0448]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
Harvey, LA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Harvey Canal Railroad Bascule 
Bridge across Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, mile 0.2 west of Harvey Lock 
(Harvey Canal), at Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. This deviation 
provides for the bridge to remain closed to navigation for 175 
consecutive hours to replace the north side bronze pinion bearing 
bushing to the drawbridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from noon on Friday, June 19, 2015 
until 7 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0448] is available 
at http://www.regulations.gov.

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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 Donna Gagliano, Bridge Specialist, 
Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128, 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 New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway 
Company has requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule 
for the Harvey Canal Railroad Bascule Bridge across Gulf Intracoastal 
Waterway, mile 0.2 west of Harvey Lock (Harvey Canal), at Harvey, 
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 9 
feet above mean high water in the closed-to-navigation position and 75 
feet above mean high water in the open-to-navigation position.
    Presently, the bridge opens on signal according to operating 
regulation Tile 33 CFR 117.5. This deviation is effective from noon on 
Friday, June 19, 2015 until 7 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015. This 
deviation provides for the bridge to remain closed-to-navigation for 
175 consecutive hours.
    For the duration of the replacement of the bronze pinion bearing 
bushings, vessels will not be allowed to pass through the bridge in 
order to complete the needed replacement.
    The closure is necessary in order to replace the north side bronze 
pinion bearing bushing to the drawbridge essential for the continued 
safe operation of the draw span of the railroad bridge. The Coast Guard 
has coordinated the closure with waterway users, industry, and other 
Coast Guard units. It has been determined that this closure will not 
have a significant effect on vessel traffic.
    Navigation on the waterway consists mainly of tugs with tows. The 
bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and there is an 
alternate route available via the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (Algiers 
Alternate Route) to avoid unnecessary delays.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway through 
our Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to 
minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the effective 
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating 
regulation is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: May 21, 2015
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-12812 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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