[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64324-64325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26922]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0947]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Marysville, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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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 37.0 across the Snohomish River, mile 
3.5 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 November 1, 2015 through 
November 15, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0947] 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 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 37.0, mile 3.5, 
crossing Snohomish River, at Marysville, WA. BNSF requested the BNSF RR 
Bridge 37.0 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 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 37.0 provides 10 feet of vertical clearance 
in the closed-to-navigation position.
    This deviation allows the BNSF RR Bridge 37.0, at mile 3.5 crossing 
Snohomish River, to remain in the closed-to-navigation position, and 
need not open for maritime traffic from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. from 
November 1, 2015 through November 15, 2015; except, the bridge will 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 8 a.m. until Midnight 
on November 10, 2015 and from 8 a.m. until Midnight on November 12, 
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 anytime. 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 added to the approved dates. Waterway 
usage on this part of the Snohomish River includes tug and barge 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

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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: October 19, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-26922 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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