
[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43164-43165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17945]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0666]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs four Multnomah County bridges: The 
Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the 
Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all 
crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the annual Portland Providence Bridge Pedal 
event. This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed 
position to allow safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. August 12, 2012 through 
12:30 p.m. August 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2012-0666 and are available online 
by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0666 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 email the Bridge Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth 
District; telephone 206-220-7282 email randall.d.overton@uscg.mil. If 
you have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County, has requested a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, 
and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, all crossing the Willamette River 
at Portland, OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the annual 
Providence Bridge Pedal event. To facilitate this event, the draws of 
the bridges will be maintained in the closed-to-navigation positions as 
follows: the Broadway Bridge, mile 11.7; the Burnside Bridge, mile 
12.4; Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8; and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, 
need not open for vessel traffic from 5 a.m. August 12, 2012 until 
12:30 a.m. August 12, 2012. Vessels which do not require bridge 
openings may continue to transit beneath these bridges during the 
closure period. The Broadway Bridge,

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mile 11.7, provides a vertical clearance of 90 feet in the closed 
position, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, provides a vertical clearance 
of 64 feet in the closed position, the Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, 
provides a vertical clearance of 69 feet in the closed position, and 
the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, provides a vertical clearance of 49 
feet in the closed position; all clearances are referenced to the 
vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The current 
operating schedule for all four bridges is set out in 33 CFR 117.897. 
The normal operating schedule for all four bridges state that they need 
not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through 
Friday. This deviation period is from 5 a.m. on August 12, 2012 through 
12:30 p.m. August 12, 2012. The deviation allows the Broadway Bridge, 
mile 11.7, the Burnside Bridge, mile 12.4, the Morrison Bridge, mile 
12.8, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, across the Willamette River, 
to remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic 
from 5 a.m. through 12:30 p.m. on August 12, 2012. The four bridges 
shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all other times. 
Waterway usage on this stretch of the Willamette River includes vessels 
ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners 
will be notified and kept informed of the bridges' operational status 
via the Coast Guard Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice 
to Mariners as appropriate. The bridges will be required to open, if 
needed, for vessels engaged in emergency response operations during 
this closure period.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules immediately at the end of the 
designated time period. This deviation from the operating regulations 
is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 13, 2012.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-17945 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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