[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60293-60294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25314]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0918]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Ebey Slough (Snohomish River), 
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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Railroad Company (BNSF) Bridge 38.3 across Ebey Slough (Snohomish 
River), mile 1.5 at Marysville, WA. The deviation is necessary to 
accommodate scheduled bridge rail joint maintenance and replacement. 
The deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position during the maintenance to allow safe movement of work crews.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on October 11, 2015 
through 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0918] 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 206-220-7234, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BNSF has requested a temporary deviation 
from the operating schedule for the BNSF RR Bridge 38.3, mile 1.5, 
crossing Ebey Slough (Snohomish River), at Marysville, WA. BNSF 
requested the BNSF RR Bridge 38.3 remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position for rail maintenance. This maintenance has been scheduled, and 
is funded as part of the Cascade Corridor Improvement Project.
    The normal operating schedule for this bridge operates in 
accordance with

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33 CFR 117.5 which states it must open promptly on signal at any time, 
and requires constant attendance by with a drawtender. BNSF RR Bridge 
38.3 provides 5 feet of vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation 
position above high-water, and at the lowest tides up to 16 feet may be 
available.
    This deviation allows the BNSF RR Bridge 38.3, at mile 1.5 crossing 
Ebey Slough, to remain in the closed-to navigation position, and need 
not open for maritime traffic from 6 a.m. on October 11, 2015 through 
11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2015. The bridge shall operate in accordance 
to 33 CFR part 117 subpart A at all other times.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will be required to open, if 
needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response operations during 
this closure period, but any time lost to emergency openings will 
necessitate a time extension add to the approved dates. Waterway usage 
on this part of the Snohomish River and Ebey Slough includes vessels 
ranging from a commercial tug to small pleasure craft. No immediate 
alternate route for vessels to pass is available on this part of the 
river. 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 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 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: September 23, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-25314 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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