[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23507]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0868]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, 
New Orleans, LA

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 Leon C. Simon Blvd. (Seabrook) (aka 
Senator Ted Hickey) bascule bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigation 
Canal, mile 4.6, at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The 
deviation is necessary to accommodate The Endurance Foundation 
Festival, a New Orleans event. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain closed-to-navigation for a eight hours on the day of the event.

DATES: This deviation is effective from October 2, 2016 from 7 a.m. 
through 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0868] is available 
at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email Donna Gagliano, Bridge 
Administration Branch, Coast Guard, telephone (504) 671-2128, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Premier Event Management, through the 
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD), 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule of the Leon 
C. Simon Blvd. (Seabrook) (aka Senator Ted Hickey) bascule bridge 
across the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, mile 4.6, at New Orleans, 
Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The deviation was requested to accommodate 
The Endurance Foundation Festival, a New Orleans event. The vertical 
clearance of the Leon C. Simon Blvd. (Seabrook) (aka Senator Ted 
Hickey) bascule bridge is 46 feet above mean high water in the closed-
to-navigation position and unlimited in the open-to-navigation 
position. The bridge is governed by 33 CFR 117.458(c).
    This deviation is effective on October 2, 2016. The bridge over the 
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal will be closed to marine traffic from 7 
a.m. through 3 p.m. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed-
to-navigation for the duration of the event.
    Navigation on the waterway consists of small tugs with and without 
tows, commercial vessels, and recreational craft, including sailboats.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for 
emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route. 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 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: September 23, 2016.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-23507 Filed 9-28-16; 8:45 am]
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