[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04994]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0150]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hackensack River, Jersey City, 
NJ

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 PATH Bridge across the Hackensack 
River, mile 3.0, at Jersey City, New Jersey. This deviation is 
necessary to allow the bridge owner to replace rails and ties at the 
bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed on Saturdays 
through Mondays for twenty-six consecutive weekends.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on March 19, 2016 to 
12:01 a.m. on September 12, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0150] 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 Joe M. Arca, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4336, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PATH railroad bridge across the 
Hackensack River, mile 3.0, at Jersey City, New Jersey, has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 40 feet at mean high water and 45 
feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating regulations are 
found at 33 CFR 117.723.
    The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels and 
commercial vessels of various sizes.
    The bridge owner, Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH), requested a 
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate 
replacement of the rails and ties at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation, the PATH railroad bridge may remain 
in the closed position for twenty-six weekends, between 12:01 a.m. on 
Saturdays through 12:01 a.m. on Mondays from March 19, 2016 through 
September 12, 2016.
    Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do 
so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operations 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 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: March 2, 2016.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-04994 Filed 3-4-16; 8:45 am]
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