
[Federal Register: September 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 186)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 49326]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2009-0865]

 
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Cape Fear River and Northeast 
Cape Fear River, Wilmington, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander Fifth Coast Guard District has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the 
Cape Fear River Memorial Bridge at mile 26.8 and the Isabel S. Holmes 
Bridge at mile 1.0 across Northeast Cape Fear River at Wilmington NC. 
The deviation is necessary to accommodate a road race. The deviation 
allows the bridges to remain in the closed position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on November 
1, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2009-0865 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2009-0865 in the 
``Keyword'' box and then clicking ``Search. They are also available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or e-mail Gary Heyer, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth Coast 
Guard District, telephone 757-398-6629, e-mail Gary.S.Heyer @uscg.mil. 
If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, 
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cape Fear River Memorial Bridge at mile 
26.8, a vertical-lift type bridge, and the Isabel S. Holmes Bridge at 
mile 1.0 across Northeast Cape Fear River, a bascule lift bridge, has 
vertical clearances in the closed positions to vessels of 65 feet and 
40 feet above mean high water, respectively.
    The North Carolina Department of Transportation has requested a 
temporary deviation from the current operating regulations of the 
aforementioned bridges set out in 33 CFR 117.823 and 33 CFR 117.829 
(a), respectively, to accommodate the annual Battleship Half Marathon. 
The deviation would allow the two drawbridges to remain in the closed 
position to vessels from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2009.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the closure periods 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 schedule immediately at the end of the designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: September 15, 2009.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, By Direction of the Commander, 
Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E9-23280 Filed 9-25-09; 8:45 am]

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