[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14976-14977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06266]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0183]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, 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 US 70 (Alfred C. Cunningham) Bridge
across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation is
necessary to ensure the safety of attendees to the annual Mumfest
celebration. This deviation allows the bridge draw span to remain in
the closed to navigation position at two hour increments to accommodate
the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles during the annual Mumfest
celebration.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. on October 8, 2016 to 7
p.m. on October 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0183] is
[[Page 14977]]
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 Mrs. Traci Whitfield, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone (757) 398-
6629, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Event Director for the New Bern Mumfest,
with approval from the North Carolina Department of Transportation,
owner of the drawbridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the
current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a) to
accommodate safe passage for pedestrians and vehicles during Mumfest.
The US 70 (Alfred C. Cunningham) Bridge is a double bascule lift
bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 14 feet
above mean high water. Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge
will open every two hours, on the hour, from 9 a.m. through 8 p.m. on
Saturday, October 8, 2016 and from 9 a.m. through 7 p.m. on Sunday,
October 9, 2016. From 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2016 through 9
a.m. on Sunday, October 9, 2016, the drawbridge will open on signal.
Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do
so at anytime. Mariners are advised to proceed with caution. The bridge
will be able to open for emergencies and there is no alternate route
for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position.
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: March 16, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-06266 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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