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    <CFRTITLE>33</CFRTITLE>
    <CFRTITLETEXT>Navigation and Navigable Waters</CFRTITLETEXT>
    <VOL>1</VOL>
    <DATE>2006-07-01</DATE>
    <ORIGINALDATE>2006-07-01</ORIGINALDATE>
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    <TITLE>Closure of draw due to infrequent use.</TITLE>
    <GRANULENUM>117.39</GRANULENUM>
    <HEADING>Section 117.39</HEADING>
    <ANCESTORS>
      <PARENT HEADING="Title 33" SEQ="4">Navigation and Navigable Waters</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="CHAPTER I" SEQ="3">COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="SUBCHAPTER J" SEQ="2">BRIDGES</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="PART 117" SEQ="1">DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS</PARENT>
      <PARENT HEADING="Subpart A" SEQ="0">General Requirements</PARENT>
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    <SECTNO>§ 117.39</SECTNO>
    <SUBJECT>Closure of draw due to infrequent use.</SUBJECT>

    <P>Upon written request by the owner or operator of a drawbridge, the District Commander may, after notice in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> and opportunity for public comment, permit the draw to be closed and untended due to infrequency of use of the draw by vessels. The District Commander may condition approval on the continued maintenance of the operating machinery.</P>
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