
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 12]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33118]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1096]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; New Haven Harbor, Quinnipiac 
and Mill Rivers, New Haven, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Ferry Street Bridge across the Quinnipiac River, mile 0.7, at New 
Haven, Connecticut. The deviation allows the bridge to keep one lift 
span closed to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on January 3, 2011 
through 5 p.m. on January 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-1096 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-1096 in the 
``Keyword'' 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 Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or telephone (212) 668-7165. If 
you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ferry Street Bridge, across the 
Quinnipiac River at mile 0.7, at New Haven, Connecticut, has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 25 feet at mean high water and 31 
feet at mean low water. The drawbridge operation regulations are listed 
at 33 CFR 117.213.
    The owner of the bridge, the City of New Haven, requested a 
temporary deviation from the regulations to facilitate scheduled bridge 
maintenance, replacing pinion couplings and brakes at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation the Ferry Street Bridge may keep one 
lift span in the closed position from 8 a.m. on January 3, 2011 through 
5 p.m. on January 6, 2011, and from 8 a.m. on January 10, 2011 through 
5 p.m. on January 13, 2011. One lift span shall remain operational at 
all times.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: December 17, 2010.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2010-33118 Filed 12-30-10; 8:45 am]
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