[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 36687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16508]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0721]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal,
Seattle, WA
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 University Bridge across the Lake
Washington Ship Canal, mile 4.3, at Seattle, WA. The deviation is
necessary to accommodate drawspan inspections. This deviation allows
the bridge to operate in single leaf (half span) during inspections.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. on August 9, 2017, to 3
p.m. on August 10, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0721 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. Danny McReynolds, Bridge
Management Specialist, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-
220-7234, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seattle Department of Transportation, bridge
owner, requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for
the University Bridge across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 4.3,
at Seattle, WA, to allow safe inspections of each leaf of the double
bascule drawspan. The University Bridge provides a vertical clearance
of 30 feet in the closed-to-navigation position. Vertical clearances
are referenced to the Mean Water Level of Lake Washington. While the
bridge operates in single leaf (half span) mode, a horizontal clearance
of 75 feet is provided. The normal operating schedule for the three
subject bridge is in 33 CFR 117.1051. During this deviation period, the
University Bridge is authorized to open half the drawspan to marine
vessels from 9 a.m. on August 9, 2017, to 3 p.m. on August 9, 2017, and
from 9 a.m. on August 10, 2017, to 3 p.m. on August 10, 2017.
Waterway usage on Lake Washington Ship Canal ranges from commercial
tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to pass under the
bridge in the closed-to-navigation position may do so at anytime. The
subject bridge will only be able to open the drawspan in single leaf
for emergencies during this period, 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 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: July 31, 2017.
Steven Michael Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-16508 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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