[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18478-18479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07002]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2013-0152]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Snohomish River, Everett, 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 SR 529 Bridges across the Snohomish
River, mile 3.6 near Everett, WA. The deviation is necessary to
facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges.
This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed position
during maintenance activities.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on May 3, 2013,
until 11:59 p.m. June 21, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0152] 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, Coast Guard
Thirteenth District, Bridge Administrator; 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: The Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) has requested that the SR 529 Bridges across the
Snohomish River remain closed to vessel traffic to facilitate heavy
maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. The SR 529 Bridges
cross the Snohomish River at mile 3.6 and provide 38 feet of vertical
clearance above mean high water elevation while in the closed position.
Vessels that do not require a bridge opening may continue to transit
beneath the bridges during this closure period. Under normal conditions
the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish River operate in accordance
with 33 CFR 117.1059(c) which requires advance notification of one-hour
when a bridge opening is needed. This deviation period is effective
from 12:01 a.m. on May 3, 2013, until 11:59 p.m. June 21, 2013. The
deviation allows the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish River, to
remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic
from 12:01 a.m. on May 3, 2013, until 11:59 p.m. June 21, 2013. The
bridges shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.1059 at all other
times. Waterway usage on the Snohomish River includes vessels ranging
from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners will be
notified and kept informed of the
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bridges' operational status via the construction contractor performing
the maintenance as well as via the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners
publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as appropriate. The
bridges will not be able to open during this maintenance activity
because the lifting mechanisms will be inoperable.
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: March 14, 2013.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-07002 Filed 3-26-13; 8:45 am]
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