[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 43939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17854]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0053]
RIN 1625-AA09
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
West Palm Beach, FL
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 Royal Park and Southern Boulevard
Bridges, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 1022.6 and mile 1024.7,
West Palm Beach, FL. These temporary operating schedules have been
implemented in an effort to assist with the flow of vehicular traffic
due to the Flagler Memorial Bridge being left in the open to navigation
position.
DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from July 29,
2014 through 8 a.m. on October 31, 2014. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 6 a.m. on May 16, 2014,
until July 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0053] 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 about this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Michael Lieberum, Chief
Operations Section, Seventh Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch;
telephone 305-415-6744, email [email protected]. If you have
questions about viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to safety concerns with the operation
of the Flagler Memorial Bridge over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
mile 1021.8, West Palm Beach, FL, the FDOT has requested permission to
place the Flagler Memorial Bridge in the open to navigation position
which will redirect all vehicular traffic to the Royal Park and
Southern Boulevard Bridges. The City of Palm Beach has requested that
the operating schedule of the Royal Park Bridge be modified from the
schedule published in 33 CFR 117.261(v) which required this bridge to
open on the hour and half-hour. The vertical clearance of the Royal
Park Bridge is 21 feet at mean high water at low steel. The temporary
bridge schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday, from 6:16 a.m.
until 8:14 p.m., the Royal Park Bridge will open on an hourly schedule
at the quarter-hour, except from 7:16 a.m. to 9:14 a.m. and from 4:16
p.m. to 6:14 p.m. this bridge will remain closed to navigation. At all
other times, including Federal Holidays, this bridge will open on the
quarter-hour and three-quarter hour. The City has also requested that
the Southern Boulevard Bridge be modified from the schedule published
in 33 CFR 117.261(w) which required this bridge to open on the quarter
hour and three quarter hour. The vertical clearance of the Southern
Boulevard Bridge is 14 feet at mean high water at low steel. The
temporary bridge schedule is as follows: Monday through Friday, from
7:31 a.m. to 9:29 a.m. and from 4:01 p.m. to 5:59 p.m., this bridge
will remain closed to navigation. At all other times, including Federal
Holidays, this bridge will open on the top and bottom of the hour. This
temporary modification to the regulations will remain in effect until
October 31, 2014.
The Coast Guard will inform waterway users of the change in
operating schedule for this bridge through the Local Notice to
Mariners. Mariners are advised to use this information in order to
arrange safe transit through these bridges to minimize any delay caused
by this temporary deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately following the end of the
effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the
normal operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: May 16, 2014.
Barry Dragon,
Director, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-17854 Filed 7-28-14; 8:45 am]
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