
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02958]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-1072]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Saugus River, Lynn and Revere, 
MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulation.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
regulation governing the operation of the General Edwards Bridge, mile 
1.7, across the Saugus River between Lynn and Revere, Massachusetts. 
The deviation is necessary to facilitate architectural rehabilitation 
of the bridge towers. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the 
closed position to allow scaffolding be attached to the bascule lift 
span to access work area.

DATES: This deviation is effective from March 1, 2013, through April 
27, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this notice, USCG-2012-1072, is available 
online at www.regulations.gov by typing the docket number in the 
``SEARCH'' box and clicking ``SEARCH''. You may also visit 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 
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. John W. McDonald, Project 
Officer, First Coast Guard District, john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil, or 
telephone 617-223-8364. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Edwards Bridge, across the 
Saugus River, mile 1.7, between Lynn and Revere, Massachusetts, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 27 feet at mean high water 
and 36 feet at mean low water. The drawbridge operation regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.618(b).
    The waterway users are recreational vessels of various sizes. The 
bridge rarely opens March through April since the recreational vessels 
that transit this waterway are normally in winter storage. The bridge 
has opened two times on average since 2002 during this time period.
    The owner of the bridge, Massachusetts Department of 
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation from the regulations to 
help facilitate rehabilitation of the bridge towers that requires 
scaffolding be attached to the bascule lift span to access the work 
area.
    Under this temporary deviation the General Edwards Bridge may 
remain in the closed position from March 1, 2013, through April 27, 
2013.
    Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time.
    The Coast Guard believes that this temporary deviation meets the 
reasonable needs of navigation because the recreational users that 
normally use this bridge are recreational vessels that do not operate 
during the winter months when this deviation will be in effect.
    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: January 29, 2012.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-02958 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am]
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