[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 79260-79261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31938]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2015-1064]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway,
Wrightsville Beach, NC
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 74 Bascule Bridge, across the
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), mile 283.1, at Wrightsville
Beach, NC. The deviation is necessary to accommodate the 7th annual
Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon. This deviation allows the bridge
to remain in the closed position during the race to facilitate the safe
travels of the runners and bystanders.
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DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sunday,
March 20, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-1064] 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Kashanda Booker, Bridge
Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard; telephone 757-398-6227, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 7th Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach
Marathon committee on behalf of the North Carolina Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) has requested a temporary deviation from the
current operating schedule for the SR 74 Bascule Drawbridge across the
AIWW, mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC. The requested deviation
will accommodate the 7th Annual Quintiles Wrightsville Beach Marathon
scheduled for Sunday, March 20, 2016. To facilitate this event, the
draw of the bridge will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation
position from 5 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to allow race participants to cross
during the scheduled event.
The current operation schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.821(a)(4).
The regulation requires the bridge to open on signal for vessels at all
times except that from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. the bridge shall open on the
hour; every third and fourth Saturday in September the bridge shall
remain closed from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m.; and the last Saturday of
October or the first or second Saturday of November the bridge shall
remain closed from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The bascule drawbridge has a
vertical clearance of 20 feet above mean high water (MHW) in the closed
position.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels. Most waterway
traffic consists of recreational boats with a few barges and tugs
during the daytime. 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 bridge so that vessel operators
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 15, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-31938 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am]
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