[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 69678-69679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24290]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0920]


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 USA Triathlon National 
Championships, a New Orleans event. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain closed-to-navigation for ten hours on Saturday and eight hours 
on Sunday.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on November 5, 2016 
through 3 p.m. on November 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0920] 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

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Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. The deviation was requested to 
accommodate The USA Triathlon National Championships, a New Orleans 
two-day 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 November 5, 2016 through November 6, 
2016. The bridge over the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal will be closed 
to marine traffic from 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 7 
a.m. through 3 p.m. on Sunday. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain closed-to-navigation for the duration of the event on each day.
    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 any time. 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.

David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-24290 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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