[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45344-45345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18390]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2014-0609]
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 govern 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
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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 roadway movement
of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on August 10, 2014, to
12:30 p.m. on August 10, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0609] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, 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 6 a.m. on August 10, 2014, to
12:30 p.m. on August 10, 2014. Vessels which do not require bridge
openings may continue to transit beneath these bridges during this
closure period. The Broadway Bridge, 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 6
a.m. on August 10, 2014, to 12:30 p.m. August 10, 2014. 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 6 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on August 10,
2014. The four bridges shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR Sec.
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. Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the
closed positions may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open
for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels
to pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the bridges so that vessels can arrange their
transits to minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
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 18,2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-18390 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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