
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 3836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00886]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0008]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Snohomish River, Everett, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedules that govern the SR 529 Bridges across the Snohomish 
River, mile 3.6 near Everett, WA. This deviation is necessary to 
facilitate heavy maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. 
This deviation allows the bridges to remain in the closed position 
during maintenance activities.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on January 21, 2013, 
through 6 p.m. March 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket, USCG-2013-0008, for this deviation is available 
online; go to http://www.regulations.gov, type the docket number in the 
``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH,'' and then click on ``Open Docket 
Folder'' next to the item listing this notice of deviation. You may 
also visit the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground 
floor of the Department of Transportation West Building, 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 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: The Washington State Department of 
Transportation (WSDOT) has requested that the SR 529 Bridges across the 
Snohomish River remain closed to vessel traffic to facilitate heavy 
maintenance and equipment upgrades on the bridges. The SR 529 Bridges 
cross the Snohomish River at mile 3.6 and provide 38 feet of vertical 
clearance above mean high water elevation while in the closed position. 
Vessels which do not require a bridge opening may continue to transit 
beneath the bridges during this closure period. Under normal conditions 
the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish River operate in accordance 
with 33 CFR 117.1059(c) which requires advance notification of 1 hour 
when a bridge opening is needed. This deviation period is from 8 a.m. 
on January 21, 2013, through 6 p.m. March 15, 2013. The deviation 
allows the SR 529 Bridges crossing the Snohomish River to remain in the 
closed position and need not open for maritime traffic from 8 a.m. on 
January 21, 2013, through 6 p.m. March 15, 2013. The bridges shall 
operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.1059 at all other times. Waterway 
usage on the Snohomish 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 construction 
contractor performing the maintenance as well as via the Coast Guard 
Notice to Mariners publication and Broadcast Notice to Mariners as 
appropriate. The bridges will not be able to open during this 
maintenance activity because the lifting mechanisms will be inoperable.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the 
effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the 
operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: January 7, 2013.
Randall D. Overton,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-00886 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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