[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31907-31908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14458]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0621]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR
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 Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1,
crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is
necessary to accommodate the Oregon Brewers' Parade event. The
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation
position to allow safe roadway movement of event participants.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 11:30 a.m. to noon on July 26,
2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0621 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.
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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: Multnomah County (bridge owner) has
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the
Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1 crossing the Willamette River at Portland,
OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the Oregon Brewers'
Parade event. To facilitate this event, the draw of this bridge will be
allowed to be kept in the closed-to-navigation position to marine
traffic from 11:30 a.m. to noon on July 26, 2017. The Hawthorne Bridge
provides a vertical clearance of 49 feet in the closed-to-navigation
position referenced to the vertical clearance above Columbia River
Datum 0.0. The normal operating schedule is in 33 CFR 117.897(c)(3)(v).
Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes vessels
ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. The
Coast Guard provided notice of and requested objections to this
deviation to local mariners via the Local Notice Mariners, and email.
No objections were submitted to the Coast Guard.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation
position may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open for
emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to
pass. The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway, through
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners, of the change in operating
schedule for the bridges 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 schedules 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 30, 2017.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-14458 Filed 7-10-17; 8:45 am]
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