[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2909-2910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00894]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0257]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken 
Township, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; reopening 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period to solicit 
additional comments concerning its Notice of Temporary Deviation from 
the operating schedule that governs the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge 
across the Delaware River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ. This 
document is to provide additional opportunity for public comment.

DATES: The comment period for the deviation published October 18, 2017, 
at 82 FR 48419, is reopened. Comments and related material must reach 
the Coast Guard on or before March 2, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0257 using Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for 
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for 
instructions on submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this test 
deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Fifth Coast Guard District 
(dpb); telephone (757) 398-6222, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis

    On April 12, 2017, we published a document in the Federal Register 
entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken 
Township, NJ'' announcing a temporary deviation from the regulations, 
with request for comments (see 82 FR 17562). The purpose of the 
deviation was to test the newly installed remote operational 
capabilities of the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge across the Delaware 
River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ, owned and operated by 
Conrail Shared Assets. The installation of the remote operation system 
capabilities did not change the operational schedule of the bridge.\1\
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    \1\ A full description of the remote operational system is 
outlined in the aforementioned publication, which can be found at 
http://regulations.gov. (See ADDRESSES for more information).
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    On June 30, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, 
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' (see 82 FR 29800). The original comment 
period closed on August 18, 2017.
    On October 18, 2017, we published a document in the Federal 
Register entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, 
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' announcing a temporary deviation from the 
regulations, with request for comments (see 82 FR 48419). This test 
deviation commenced at 8 a.m. on October 21, 2017, and will conclude at 
7:59 a.m. on April 19, 2018. This notice included a request for 
comments and related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before 
January 15, 2018.\2\
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    \2\ Detailed information concerning this second test deviation 
is contained in the Background, Purpose and Legal Basis paragraphs 
of the aforementioned publication, which can be found at http://regulations.gov, (see ADDRESSES for more information).
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    On December 6, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking; 
reopening of comment period (NPRM); entitled ``Drawbridge Operation 
Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken Township, NJ'' in the Federal 
Register (see 82 FR 57561). It included a request for comments and 
related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before January 15, 
2018.
    This document reopening the comment period ensures notice and 
opportunity to comment on the temporary deviation before we decide 
whether to make any changes to it. This

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document is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223 and 5 U.S.C. 552.

II. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be 
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate 
instructions.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any 
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the 
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacynotice.
    All previously published documents mentioned in this document along 
with all public comments will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's 
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up 
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a 
final rule is published.

    Dated: January 12, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-00894 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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