[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43164-43165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17945]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2012-0666]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs four Multnomah County bridges: The
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the
Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all
crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is
necessary to accommodate the annual Portland Providence Bridge Pedal
event. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed
position to allow safe movement of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. August 12, 2012 through
12:30 p.m. August 12, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2012-0666 and are available online
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0666 in the
``Keyword'' box and then clicking ``Search.'' They are also available
for inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30),
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email the Bridge Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth
District; telephone 206-220-7282 email [email protected]. If
you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County, has requested a temporary
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile
11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8,
and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the Willamette River
at Portland, OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the annual
Providence Bridge Pedal event. To facilitate this event, the draws of
the bridges will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation positions as
follows: the Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7; the Burnside Bridge, mile
12.4; Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8; and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1,
need not open for vessel traffic from 5 a.m. August 12, 2012 until
12:30 a.m. August 12, 2012. Vessels which do not require bridge
openings may continue to transit beneath these bridges during the
closure period. The Broadway Bridge,
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mile 11.7, provides a vertical clearance of 90 feet in the closed
position, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, provides a vertical clearance
of 64 feet in the closed position, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8,
provides a vertical clearance of 69 feet in the closed position, and
the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, provides a vertical clearance of 49
feet in the closed position; all clearances are referenced to the
vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The current
operating schedule for all four bridges is set out in 33 CFR 117.897.
The normal operating schedule for all four bridges state that they need
not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday. This deviation period is from 5 a.m. on August 12, 2012 through
12:30 p.m. August 12, 2012. The deviation allows the Broadway Bridge,
mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile
12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, across the Willamette River,
to remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic
from 5 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. on August 12, 2012. The four bridges
shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all other times.
Waterway usage on this stretch of the Willamette River includes vessels
ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners
will be notified and kept informed of the bridges' operational status
via the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice
to Mariners as appropriate. The bridges will be required to open, if
needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response operations during
this closure period.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to
their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the
designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: July 13, 2012.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-17945 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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