
[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 77591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30653]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-1023]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Shark River, NJ

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 bascule span of the Route 71 Bridge 
across Shark River (South Channel), mile 0.8, at Belmar, NJ. The 
deviation is necessary to facilitate the replacement of motor seals and 
instrumentation on the drawbridge. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain in the closed to navigation position during the rehabilitation 
project.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 
2014 until 5 a.m. on Friday, January 17, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation [USCG-2013-1023] 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 Terrance Knowles, Environmental 
Protection Specialist, Coast Guard; telephone 757-398-6587, email 
Terrance.A.Knowles@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, at 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New Jersey Department of Transportation 
(NJDOT), the owner and operator of this bascule drawbridge, has 
requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations 
to help facilitate the replacement of motor seals and instrumentation 
on the bridge. The Route 71 Bridge across Shark River (South Channel), 
mile 0.8, at Belmar, NJ, has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 13 feet above mean high water (MHW).
    Under the current operating schedule set out in 33 CFR 117.5 and 
117.751(b), the draw must open promptly and fully for the passage of 
vessels when a request or signal to open is given, from October 1 
through May 14 of any year. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge 
will be closed-to-navigation for the rehabilitation, which will 
restrict the operation of the draw span from 7 p.m., on January 6, 2014 
through 5 a.m., January 10, 2014 and from 7 p.m., on January 13, 2014 
through 5 a.m., January 17, 2014. Vessels able to pass through the 
bridge in the closed position may do so at anytime. The bridge will not 
be able to open for emergencies and there is no alternate route for 
vessels to pass this section of Shark River.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessels can arrange their transits to 
minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation. Waterway traffic 
consists of recreational boats, tugs, and barges.
    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: December 13, 2013.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-30653 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
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