
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00174]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0912]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal, 
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice canceling temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation 
concerning the operating schedule that governs the Seattle Department 
of Transportation (SDOT) double leaf bascule Ballard Bridge across the 
Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 1.1, at Seattle, WA. This deviation 
was necessary to accommodate evening detoured commute traffic during 
road construction. It is being cancelled due to the construction 
project has been completed.

DATES: The temporary deviation published on November 14, 2014, 78 FR 
68120, is cancelled as of January 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0912] 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 Steven Fischer, Coast Guard 
Thirteenth District, Bridge Specialist; telephone 206-220-7277, email 
d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Basis and Purpose

    On November 14, 2014, we published a temporary deviation entitled 
``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, 
WA.'' in the Federal Register (78 FR 68120). The temporary deviation 
concerned the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) request that 
the Ballard Bridge, mile 1.1, across the Lake Washington Ship Canal 
accommodate evening detoured commute traffic during road construction. 
This deviation allowed the bridge to remain in the closed position for 
an extra hour during evening traffic. Vessels able to pass through the 
bridge in the closed positions may do so at anytime. The bridge would 
not be able to open during this construction period, and extend the 
daily closure one hour Monday through Friday. This deviation from the 
operating regulations was authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

B. Cancellation

    The deviation was intended to facilitate routing of heavy traffic 
during peak commute time on the bridge. The deviation is not necessary 
at this time because SDOT has completed the construction on the Ballard 
Bridge.

    Dated: December 23, 2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-00174 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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