[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 18, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 71612-71613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25183]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0610]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
(AIWW), Wrightsville Beach, NC and Northeast Cape Fear River,
Wilmington, 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 schedules that govern the S.R. 74 (Wrightsville Beach) Bridge
across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (AIWW), mile 283.1, at
Wrightsville Beach, NC and the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge across the
Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0, at Wilmington, NC. The deviation
is necessary to facilitate the 2016 PPD IRONMAN North Carolina
``Beach2Battleship'' Triathlon. This deviation allows these bridges to
remain in their closed-to-navigation position.
DATES: The deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October
22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0610] 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. Michael Thorogood, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PPD Ironman North Carolina, on behalf of the
North Carolina Department of Transportation, who owns the S.R. 74
(Wrightsville Beach) Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
(AIWW), mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC and the Isabel S. Holmes
Bridge across the Northeast Cape Fear River, mile 1.0, at Wilmington,
NC, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating
regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.821(a)(4) and 33 CFR 117.829(a),
respectively, to ensure the safety of the participants and spectators
associated with the 2016 PPD IRONMAN North Carolina
``Beach2Battleship'' Triathlon.
Under this temporary deviation, the S.R. 74 (Wrightsville Beach)
Bridge will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation position from
6:30 a.m. to 11
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a.m. on October 22, 2016, and the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge will be
maintained in the closed-to-navigation position from 9:30 a.m. to 6
p.m. on October 22, 2016. These bridges are both double bascule
drawbridges and have vertical clearances in the closed-to-navigation
position of 20 feet and 40 feet, respectively, above mean high water.
The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is used by a variety of vessels
including, small commercial fishing vessels and recreational vessels.
The Northeast Cape Fear River is used by a variety of vessels
including, small commercial fishing vessels, recreational vessels, and
tug and barge traffic. The Coast Guard has carefully coordinated the
restrictions with waterway users in publishing this temporary
deviation.
Vessels able to pass through these bridges in their closed
positions may do so at any time. These bridges will be able to open for
emergencies and there are no immediate alternative routes for vessels
to pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedules for these bridges 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), these drawbridges must return
to their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the
effective periods of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the
operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: October 13, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-25183 Filed 10-17-16; 8:45 am]
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