[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 17, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54741-54742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19535]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0778]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Rockaway Inlet, 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 
Rockaway Inlet, mile 3.0, at Queens, New York. This deviation is 
necessary to allow the bridge owner to replace mechanical and 
electrical components for the lift span operation.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on November 15, 2016 to 
5 p.m. on May 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0778] 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 Rockaway Inlet, 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 barge traffic of various 
sizes.
    The bridge owner, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, requested a temporary 
deviation from the normal operating schedule to replace mechanical and 
electrical components for the lift span operation.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Marine Parkway Bridge shall 
remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on November 15, 2016 to 5 
p.m. May 13, 2017.
    Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do 
so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass.

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    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: August 11, 2016.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-19535 Filed 8-16-16; 8:45 am]
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