[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 101 (Friday, May 26, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10855]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0443]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Charles River, Boston, MA

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 Massachusetts Department of 
Transportation (Craigie) Bridge across the Charles River, mile 1.0, at 
Boston, Massachusetts. This deviation is necessary in order to 
facilitate an annual fireworks display and allows the bridge to remain 
in the closed position for two hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 11 p.m. on July 4, 2017 to 1 
a.m. on July 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0443 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 James L. Rousseau, Senior Bridge 
Management Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; 
telephone 617-223-8619, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner of the bridge, the Massachusetts 
Department of Transportation, requested a temporary deviation from the 
normal operating schedule to facilitate a public fireworks event.
    The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Craigie Bridge), 
mile 1.0, across the Charles River, has a vertical clearance of 5 feet 
at mean high water and 15 feet at mean low water in the closed 
position. The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 
33 CFR 117.591(e).
    This temporary deviation will allow the bridge to remain closed 
from 11 p.m. July 4, 2017 to 1 a.m. on July 5, 2017. The waterway is 
used primarily by seasonal recreational vessels and occasional small 
commercial traffic. Coordination with waterway users has indicated no 
objections to this short-term closure of the draw.
    Vessels that can pass under the bridge without an opening may do so 
at all times. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies. There is 
no alternate route for vessels to pass.
    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 so that vessel operators 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: May 23, 2017.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-10855 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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