[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 15879-15880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05711]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2013-0123]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
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 Broadway Bridge across the
Willamette River, mile 11.7, at Portland, OR. This deviation is
necessary to accommodate the Race for the Roses and the Bridge to Brews
Run
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& Walk events. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed
position to allow for the safe movement of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. on April 7, 2013, to
8:30 a.m. on April 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0123] 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. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 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
temporary deviation, call or email Randall Overton, Bridge
Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested that the
Broadway Bascule Bridge remain closed to vessel traffic to facilitate
safe, uninterrupted roadway passage of participants in the Race for the
Roses and the Bridge to Brews Run & Walk events. The Broadway Bridge
crosses the Willamette River at mile 11.7 and provides 90 feet of
vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0 while in the closed
position. Vessels that do not require a bridge opening may continue to
transit beneath the bridge during the closure periods. Under normal
conditions this bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897,
which allows for the bridge to remain closed between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and also requires advance
notification when a bridge opening is needed. This deviation period is
effective from 7:30 a.m. on April 7, 2013, to 8:30 a.m. on April 14,
2013. The deviation allows the bascule span of the Broadway Bridge
across the Willamette River, mile 11.7, to remain in the closed
position and need not open for maritime traffic from 7:30 a.m. until
12:01 p.m. on April 7, 2013, and from 5:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on
April 14, 2013. The bridge 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 bridge's operational status via the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners
publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as appropriate. The draw
span 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 drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2013-05711 Filed 3-12-13; 8:45 am]
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