
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 10, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21953]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0754]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old River, Between Victoria 
Island and Byron Tract, CA

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 schedule that governs the State Highway 4 Drawbridge across 
Old River, mile 14.8 between Victoria Island and Byron Tract, CA. The 
deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to make critical 
repairs to the bridge shafts and gears. This deviation allows the 
bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position during the 
deviation period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on September 9, 2013 to 
6 p.m. on October 4, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0754], is 
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the 
``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the 
line associated with this 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 David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge 
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516, email 
David.H.Sulouff@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: California Department of Transportation has 
requested a temporary change to the operation of the State Highway 4 
Drawbridge, mile 14.8, over Old River, between Victoria Island and 
Byron Tract, CA. The drawbridge navigation span provides 12 feet 
vertical clearance above Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation 
position. Pursuant to 33 CFR 117.183, the draw opens on signal from May 
1 through October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and from November 1 through 
April 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at other times, opening the draw on 
signal if at least four hours advance notice is given to the drawtender 
at the Rio Vista drawbridge across the Sacramento River, mile 12.8. 
Navigation on the waterway is recreational and commercial.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 6 a.m. on September 9, 2013 to 6 p.m. on October 4, 2013, to allow 
the bridge owner to replace worn out shafts and gears, critical 
components of the drawbridge. This temporary deviation has been 
coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed 
temporary deviation were raised. The drawspan can be operated upon four 
hour advance notice for emergencies requiring the passage of waterway 
traffic.
    Vessels that can transit the bridge, while in the closed-to-
navigation position, may continue to do so at any time. There is an 
alternative route for mariners around Victoria Island.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to 
its 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: August 26, 2013.
D.H. Sulouff,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-21953 Filed 9-9-13; 8:45 am]
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