[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25367]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0933]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Trent River, New Bern, NC

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. 70 (Alfred C. Cunningham) 
Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to accommodate the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles 
during the 2015 Neuse River Bridge Run.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on 
October 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0933], 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6222, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Event Director for the 2015 Neuse River 
Bridge Run, with approval from the North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, who owns and operates the U.S. 70 (Alfred C. 
Cunningham) Bridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the 
current operating regulations to accommodate the free movement of 
pedestrians and vehicles during the 2015 Neuse River Bridge Run. The 
bridge is a bascule bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 14 feet above mean high water.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a). 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation position from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on October 
17, 2015. The Trent River is used by a variety of vessels including 
small commercial vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has 
carefully coordinated the restrictions with commercial and recreational 
waterway users.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the 
bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform the 
users of the waterways 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 impacts caused by 
this 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 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: October 1, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-25367 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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