[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06068]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0195]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Jamaica Bay and Connecting 
Waterways, Queens, NY

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 Marine Parkway Bridge across the 
Jamaica Bay, mile 3.0, at Queens, New York. This deviation is necessary 
to allow the bridge owner to replace the auxiliary clutch shafts at the 
bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on April 4, 2016 to 5 
p.m. on April 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0159] 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 Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Marine Parkway Bridge, mile 3.0, across 
the Jamaica Bay, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 55 
feet at mean high water and 59 feet at mean low water. The existing 
bridge operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.795(a).
    The waterway is transited by commercial oil barge traffic of 
various sizes.
    The bridge owner, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, requested a temporary 
deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate auxiliary 
clutch shafts replacement at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Marine Parkway Bridge shall 
remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on April 4, 2016 to 5 p.m. 
April 15, 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. The 
Coast Guard notified various companies of the commercial oil and barge 
vessels and they have no objections to 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 14, 2016.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-06068 Filed 3-17-16; 8:45 am]
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