[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2909-2910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00894]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2016-0257]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken
Township, NJ
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; reopening
comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is reopening the comment period to solicit
additional comments concerning its Notice of Temporary Deviation from
the operating schedule that governs the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge
across the Delaware River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ. This
document is to provide additional opportunity for public comment.
DATES: The comment period for the deviation published October 18, 2017,
at 82 FR 48419, is reopened. Comments and related material must reach
the Coast Guard on or before March 2, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2016-0257 using Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public Participation and Request for
Comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this test
deviation, call or email Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Fifth Coast Guard District
(dpb); telephone (757) 398-6222, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
On April 12, 2017, we published a document in the Federal Register
entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken
Township, NJ'' announcing a temporary deviation from the regulations,
with request for comments (see 82 FR 17562). The purpose of the
deviation was to test the newly installed remote operational
capabilities of the DELAIR Memorial Railroad Bridge across the Delaware
River, mile 104.6, at Pennsauken Township, NJ, owned and operated by
Conrail Shared Assets. The installation of the remote operation system
capabilities did not change the operational schedule of the bridge.\1\
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\1\ A full description of the remote operational system is
outlined in the aforementioned publication, which can be found at
http://regulations.gov. (See ADDRESSES for more information).
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On June 30, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River,
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' (see 82 FR 29800). The original comment
period closed on August 18, 2017.
On October 18, 2017, we published a document in the Federal
Register entitled, ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River,
Pennsauken Township, NJ'' announcing a temporary deviation from the
regulations, with request for comments (see 82 FR 48419). This test
deviation commenced at 8 a.m. on October 21, 2017, and will conclude at
7:59 a.m. on April 19, 2018. This notice included a request for
comments and related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before
January 15, 2018.\2\
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\2\ Detailed information concerning this second test deviation
is contained in the Background, Purpose and Legal Basis paragraphs
of the aforementioned publication, which can be found at http://regulations.gov, (see ADDRESSES for more information).
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On December 6, 2017, we published a notice of proposed rulemaking;
reopening of comment period (NPRM); entitled ``Drawbridge Operation
Regulation; Delaware River, Pennsauken Township, NJ'' in the Federal
Register (see 82 FR 57561). It included a request for comments and
related material to reach the Coast Guard on or before January 15,
2018.
This document reopening the comment period ensures notice and
opportunity to comment on the temporary deviation before we decide
whether to make any changes to it. This
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document is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1223 and 5 U.S.C. 552.
II. Public Participation and Request for Comments
We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking,
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using http://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and the
docket, visit http://www.regulations.gov/privacynotice.
All previously published documents mentioned in this document along
with all public comments will be in our online docket at http://www.regulations.gov and can be viewed by following that website's
instructions. Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted or a
final rule is published.
Dated: January 12, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-00894 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
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