[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 226 (Monday, November 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55945-55946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25532]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2017-0595]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Jamaica Bay, Queens, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation; cancellation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation
concerning the Marine Parkway (Gil Hodges) Bridge across the Rockaway
Inlet, mile 3.0, at Queens, NY. The deviation cancellation is necessary
to accommodate Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) (the
bridge owner) unexpected emergency repairs requiring a complete closure
of the Bridge and an extension of time for their completion. This
cancellation is necessary so a temporary interim rule may be approved
due to the requested extension exceeding the 180 day limit for
deviations. Existing federal regulations do not allow back-to-back
deviations.
DATES: The temporary deviation published on July 6, 2017 (82 FR 31255),
is cancelled as of 12:01 a.m. on November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0595 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 Judy K. Leung-Yee, Bridge Management
Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 212-514-4336, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 6, 2017, we published a temporary
deviation entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Marine Parkway
Bridge, Jamaica Bay, Queens, NY'' in the Federal Register (82 FR
31255). The temporary deviation concerned the bridge owner's
rehabilitation work associated with the replacement of lift span
machinery. This deviation from the operating regulations was authorized
under 33 CFR 117.35.
During the recent replacement/rehabilitation of lift span systems,
water was discovered inside the power and communication cables from the
main electrical rooms on the lower level of the towers to the machinery
rooms at the tops of the towers. In addition,
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structural steel for riser conduit support was discovered to be in need
of immediate repairs and/or replacement. Therefore, more time is needed
to complete the job, conduct tests, and inspections. The subject
temporary deviation will be replaced with a temporary interim rule
because an extension of time could not be approved, as it exceeds the
180 day limit.
Dated: November 21, 2017.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-25532 Filed 11-24-17; 8:45 am]
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