[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 50259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21674]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2018-0919]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA
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 South Park highway bridge (South
Park Bridge), across the Duwamish Waterway mile 3.8, at Seattle, WA.
The deviation allows the bridge owner to remove the drawtender during
the late evening and early morning hours. This deviation authorizes the
subject bridge to open during nighttime hours after receiving a 12 hour
advance notice.
DATES: This deviation is effective from without actual notice from
October 5, 2018 to 7 a.m. on January 17, 2019. For purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 6 a.m. on September 17,
2018, to October 5, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0919 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: King County, WA, owns the South Park Bridge
that spans across the Duwamish Waterway at mile 3.8, at Seattle, WA.
King County requested a temporary deviation from the operating
schedule, due to infrequent opening requests, while a rule change is
being processed. This deviation will allow King County to operate
without a drawtender during evening hours until an opening request has
been received. The South Park Bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR
117.1041(a)(2).
This deviation authorizes the drawtender to open the South Park
Bridge after receiving a 12 hour notice from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
including all Federal holidays, starting at 6 a.m. on September 17,
2018, through 7 a.m. on January 17, 2019. Vessels engaged in sea-trials
or waterway dredging activities may request a standby drawtender to
open the bridge, on demand, during sea-trials and/or dredging
operations, if at least a 24 hour notice is given to the drawtender.
The South Park Bridge provides a vertical clearance approximately 20
feet above mean high water when in the closed-to-navigation position.
Vessels operating on the Duwamish Waterway range from small
recreational vessels, sailboats, tribal fishing boats, large yachts and
commercial towing vessels.
Vessels able to pass through the South Park Bridge in the closed-
to-navigation position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be
able to open for emergencies from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. However, in the
event of an emergency requiring a bridge opening between 11 p.m. and 7
a.m., the Seattle Department of Transportation has agreed that the
bridge operator at the Fremont Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship
Canal will open the South Park Bridge within 45 minutes from initial
notification. The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway,
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 drawbridges must return to
their 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: October 1, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-21674 Filed 10-4-18; 8:45 am]
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