
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 49683-49684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19992]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0736]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bishop Cut, Between King Island 
and Bishop 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 San Joaquin County highway bridge 
across Bishop Cut, mile 1.0 between King Island and Bishop Tract, CA. 
The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to make necessary 
bridge repairs. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position during the deviation period.

DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from August 
22, 2014 through 5 p.m. on October 23, 2014. For the purposes of 
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 7 a.m. on August 18, 2014, 
until August 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0736], 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 Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The County of San Joaquin has requested a 
temporary change to the operation of the San Joaquin County highway 
bridge, mile 1.0, over Bishop Cut, between King Island and Bishop 
Tract, CA. The drawbridge navigation span provides approximately 6 feet 
vertical clearance above Mean High Water in the closed-

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to-navigation position. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.143, the draw 
opens on signal if at least 12 hours notice is given to the San Joaquin 
County Department of Public Works at Stockton. Navigation on the 
waterway is commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 7 a.m. on August 18, 2014 to 5 p.m. on October 23, 2014 to allow 
the bridge owner to make necessary structural maintenance repairs and 
to replace approach deck slabs. This temporary deviation has been 
coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed 
temporary deviation were raised.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies, 
and Disappointment Slough can be used as an alternate route for vessels 
unable to pass through the bridge in closed position. The Coast Guard 
will inform waterway users of this temporary deviation via our Local 
and Broadcast Notices to Mariners, to minimize resulting navigational 
impacts.
    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 6, 2014.
D.H. Sulouff,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-19992 Filed 8-21-14; 8:45 am]
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