[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19373]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0624]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR

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 four Multnomah County bridges: the 
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, Morrison 
Bridge, mile 12.8, and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the 
Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is necessary to 
accommodate the annual Portland Providence Bridge Pedal event. This 
deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to allow safe roadway movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on August 9, 2015, to 
12:30 p.m. on August 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0624] 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: Multnomah County has requested a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7, Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and 
Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the Willamette River at 
Portland, OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the annual 
Providence Bridge Pedal event. To facilitate this event, the draws of 
the bridges will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation positions as 
follows: The Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, provides a vertical clearance 
of 90 feet in the closed position; Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, provides 
a vertical clearance of 64 feet in the closed position; Morrison 
Bridge, mile 12.8, provides a vertical clearance of 69 feet in the 
closed position; and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, provides a vertical 
clearance of 49 feet in the closed position; all clearances are 
referenced to the vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. 
The normal operating schedule for all four bridges is set in 33 CFR 
117.897, and states that the bridges need not open from 7 a.m. to 9 
a.m., and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. These four 
bridges need not open for vessel traffic from 6 a.m. on August 9, 2015, 
to 12:30 p.m. on August 9, 2015. This deviation period is from 6 a.m. 
on August 9, 2015, to 12:30 p.m. August 9, 2015. The deviation allows 
the Broadway Bridge, Burnside Bridge, Morrison Bridge, and the 
Hawthorne Bridge all crossing the Willamette River, to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position and need not open for maritime traffic 
from 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 9, 2015. The four bridges shall 
operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all other times. Waterway 
usage on this part of the Willamette River includes vessels ranging 
from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
positions may do so at any time. The bridges will be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways 
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in 
operating schedule for the bridges 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 drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules 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: July 17, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-19373 Filed 8-6-15; 8:45 am]
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