[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08690]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0228]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Delair, NJ to
Philadelphia, PA
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 Delair Bridge across the Delaware
River, mile 104.6, between Philadelphia PA and Delair, NJ. The
deviation is necessary to perform bridge repairs. This deviation allows
the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. on April 30, 2016 to 5
a.m. on June 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0228] 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 Mrs. Traci Whitfield, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6629, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Conrail, owner of the Delair Bridge, has
requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulation
to perform urgent repairs by replacing wire ropes connecting the
counterweights and the lift span. The bridge is a vertical lift-span
bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 49 feet
above mean high water.
The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.716. Under
this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the closed-to-
navigation position from 5 a.m. April 30, 2016 to 5 a.m. May 7, 2016;
from 5 a.m. May 14, 2016 to 5 a.m. May 21, 2016; and from 5 a.m. June
4, 2016 to 5 a.m. June 11, 2016. The lift span will not be able to open
since one counterweight will be detached until the end of the repair
work.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may
do so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies
and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass
through the bridge in the closed position. The rope replacement
construction schedule was developed through the coordination with Coast
Guard Sector Delaware Bay and the Mariners' Advisory Committee for the
Bay and River Delaware (MAC). 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: April 11, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-08690 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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