[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 39584-39585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14348]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0533]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Reynolds Channel, Nassau County,
NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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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 Long Beach Bridge, mile 4.7, across
Reynolds Channel, at Nassau County, New York. This temporary deviation
is necessary to facility public safety during a public event, the
Annual Fireworks Display.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 9:30 p.m. on July 8, 2016 to
11:30 p.m. on July 9, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2016-0533, 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 Ms. Judy K. Leung-Yee, Project
Officer, First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The bridge owner, Nassau County Department
of Public Works, requested this temporary deviation from the normal
operating schedule to facilitate a public event, the Annual Fireworks
Display.
The Long Beach Bridge, mile 4.7, across Reynolds Channel has a
vertical clearance in the closed position of 22 feet at mean high water
and 24 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating
regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(g).
Reynolds Channel is transited by commercial and recreational
traffic.
Under this temporary deviation, the Long Beach Bridge may remain in
the closed position between 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on July 8, 2016
(rain date: July 9, 2016 between 9:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.).
Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do
so at anytime. The bridges will not be able to open for emergencies and
there are no immediate alternate routes for vessels to pass.
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 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: June 14, 2016.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-14348 Filed 6-16-16; 8:45 am]
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