[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16736]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0635]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal,
Seattle, WA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs Seattle Department of Transportation's
(SDOT) Fremont Bridge, across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 2.6,
at Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate heavy
pedestrian and cycling traffic across the bridge during the `Fun Ride'
fundraising event. The deviation allows the bridge to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position and need not open to maritime traffic.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on
August 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0635] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282,
email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
has requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the
Fremont Bridge, mile 2.6, crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal at
Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate heavy pedestrian
and cycling traffic across the bridge during the `Fun Ride' fundraising
event. To facilitate this event, the double bascule draw of the bridge
will not open for vessel traffic during said date and time. The Fremont
Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 14 feet (31 feet of vertical
clearance for the center 36 horizontal feet) in the close-to-navigation
position. The clearance is referenced to the mean water elevation of
Lake Washington. The normal operating schedule for the Fremont Bridge
is 33 CFR 117.1051. Waterway usage on the Lake Washington Ship Canal
ranges from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for
emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route 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 designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: July 11, 2016.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-16736 Filed 7-14-16; 8:45 am]
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