[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1899-1900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00399]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Proposed Reduction in Hours of Operation at Okeechobee Waterway 
Ranging From the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, FL to the Gulf of Mexico at 
Fort Myers, FL

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DOD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District is 
seeking comment from the public on a proposal to reduce the lock 
operating hours on the Okeechobee Waterway.
    The new proposed operating hours at each of the five locks are 7 
a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. The proposed change would take 
effect no earlier than April 1, 2015 and would impact the following 
locks:

 Moore Haven Lock on the west side of Lake Okeechobee
 Ortona Lock near LaBelle
 Port Mayaca Lock on the east side of Lake Okeechobee
 St. Lucie Lock near Stuart
 W.P. Franklin Lock near Fort Myers

    The changes are the result of an evaluation of the service levels 
at each lock as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seek methods to gain 
efficiencies on water transit systems across the nation. The changes 
will allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce costs while still 
maintaining operating hours that accommodate 95 percent of the boat 
traffic passing through the locks.

DATES: Submit written comments concerning this notice by February 13, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Written inquires can be sent to Mr. Carl Williams at U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers South Florida Operations Office located at 525 
Ridgelawn Road, Clewiston, Fl 33440. Email inquiries can be sent to 
[email protected]. Please direct phone calls to 863-
983-8101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Carl Williams at U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers South Florida Operations Office located at 525 Ridgelawn 
Road, Clewiston, Fl 33440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Canaveral Lock near Port Canaveral will not 
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impacted by these changes. It will continue to operate from 6 a.m. to 
9:30 p.m. daily. A Notice to Navigation will also be issued on this 
subject. For more information on navigation notices concerning 
Canaveral Lock or the Okeechobee Waterway, please visit the following 
Web site: www.saj.usace.army.mil

Jerry T. Murphy,
Deputy Chief, Operations Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-00399 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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