[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18872]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0812]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Charenton Canal, Baldwin, 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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
Railway Company swing span bridge across Charenton Canal, mile 0.4, at
Baldwin, LA. The deviation is necessary to complete repairs, install a
bridge deck, and change out a generator. This deviation allows the
bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position for 48 hours.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 p.m. on September 2, 2018
through 10 p.m. on September 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0812 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 Ms. Donna Gagliano, Bridge Branch
Office, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), the
owner and operator of the BNSF swing span bridge across Charenton
Canal, mile 0.4, at Baldwin, LA, requested a temporary deviation from
the swing span drawbridge operating schedule to complete repairs,
install a bridge deck, and change out a generator. The bridge has a
vertical clearance of 10 feet in the closed-to-navigation position. The
current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.5. The bridge
currently opens on signal for the passage of vessels.
This temporary deviation allows the bridge to remain closed-to-
navigation position for a 48 hour period from 10 p.m. on September 2,
2018 through 10 p.m. on September 4, 2018. Navigation on the waterway
consists mainly of tugs with tows, with some commercial fishing vessels
and recreational craft. The bridge will be able to open for
emergencies, however, an alternate route is available for mariners
through the Berwick Locks. The alternate waterway route takes
approximately 45 minutes to transit. The Coast Guard has carefully
considered the restrictions with waterway users in publishing this
temporary deviation. Due to prior experience, as well as coordination
with waterway users, and the alternate route through Berwick Locks,
this closure will not have a significant effect on these vessels. The
Coast Guard will also inform the waterway users of the change in
operating schedule for the bridge through our Local Notice and
Broadcast Notices to Mariners so that vessel operators can arrange
their transits to minimize any impact caused by this temporary
deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of each of this
temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: August 27, 2018.
Douglas A. Blakemore
Bridge Administrator, U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District.
[FR Doc. 2018-18872 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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