[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03175]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0051]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sloop Channel, 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 Wantagh State Parkway Bridge across 
Sloop Channel, mile 15.4, at Hempstead, New York. This deviation is 
necessary in order to facilitate an annual fireworks display and allows 
the bridge to remain in the closed position for three hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on July 4, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0051, 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 Judy K. Leung-Yee, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
212-514-4336, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New York State Office of Parks, 
Recreation, and Historic Preservation requested and the bridge owner, 
the New York State Department of Transportation, concurred with this 
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate a 
public fireworks display.
    The Wantagh State Parkway Bridge, across Sloop Channel, mile 15.4, 
has a vertical clearance of 16 feet at mean high water and 19.5 feet at 
mean low water in the closed position. The existing drawbridge 
operating regulation is listed at 33 CFR 117.5.
    The temporary deviation will allow the Wantagh Parkway Bridge to 
remain closed from 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on July 4, 2018. Sloop Channel 
is transited by seasonal recreational vessels and commercial fishing 
vessels. Coordination with Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound has 
indicated no mariner objections to the proposed 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: February 1, 2018.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-03175 Filed 2-14-18; 8:45 am]
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