[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 240 (Monday, December 15, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 74025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29367]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2014-1024]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cheesequake Creek, Morgan, NJ
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 operation of the New Jersey Transit
Rail Operations (NJTRO) railroad bridge across Cheesequake Creek, mile
0.2, at Morgan, New Jersey. This deviation is necessary to allow the
bridge owner to perform structural repairs at the bridge. This
deviation allows the bridge to remain closed on nine consecutive
weekends.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on January 10, 2015
through 7 p.m. on March 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-1024] 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. Joe M. Arca, Project Officer,
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4336,
[email protected]. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202)
366-9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NJTRO railroad bridge across Cheesequake
Creek, mile 0.2, at Morgan, New Jersey, has a vertical clearance in the
closed position of 3 feet at mean high water and 8 feet at mean low
water. The existing bridge operating regulations are found at 33 CFR
117.709(b).
The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels of
various sizes.
The bridge owner, New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, requested a
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate
structural repairs at the bridge.
Under this temporary deviation the NJTRO railroad bridge shall
remain in the closed position for nine consecutive weekends from 6 a.m.
on Saturday through 7 p.m. on Sunday on the following dates: January 10
and 11, January 17 and 18, January 24 and 25, January 31 and February
1, February 7 and 8, February 14 and 15, February 21 and 22, February
28 and March 1, March 7 and March 8, 2015.
The draw shall maintain its normal operating schedule at all other
times.
There are no alternate routes for vessel traffic; however, vessels
that can pass under the closed draws during this closure may do so at
all times. The bridge may be opened in the event of an emergency.
The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our
Local and Broadcast Notice 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 drawbridge must return to
its 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: December 1, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-29367 Filed 12-12-14; 8:45 am]
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