[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28772-28773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13246]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0523]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Long Creek, Hempstead, 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 Loop Parkway Bridge across Long 
Creek, mile 0.7, at Hempstead, New York. This action is necessary in 
order to facilitate an annual fireworks display. The deviation allows 
the bridge to remain in the closed position for approximately two and 
one half hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9:30 p.m. on July 8, 2017 to 
11:59 p.m. on July 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0523 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

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deviation, call or email James M. Moore, Bridge Management Specialist, 
First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 212-514-4334, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Town of Hempstead Department of Public 
Safety submitted and the bridge owner, the New York State Department of 
Transportation, concurred with a temporary deviation request from the 
normal operating schedule to facilitate a public fireworks event.
    The Loop Parkway Bridge, mile 0.7, across Long Creek, has a 
vertical clearance of 21 feet at mean high water and 23 feet at mean 
low water in the closed position. The existing drawbridge operating 
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.799(f).
    This temporary deviation will allow the Loop Parkway Bridge to 
remain closed from 9:30 p.m. through 11:59 p.m. on July 8, 2017 with a 
rain date of July 9, 2017. The waterway is used primarily by seasonal 
recreational vessels and occasional tug/barge 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. 
Additionally, there are alternate routes 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: June 20, 2017.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-13246 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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