
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20912]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0722]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
Wrightsville Beach, NC

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 S. R. 74 Bridge across the Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, NC. This 
deviation is necessary to facilitate the annual Beach2Battleship Iron 
and Half-Iron Distance Triathlons. This deviation allows the bridge to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on October 
17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0722], 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 Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6222, email Hal.R.Pitts@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, who owns and operates the S. R. 74 Bridge, has 
requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations 
set out in 33 CFR 117.821(a)(4), to facilitate the annual 
Beach2Battleship Iron and Half-Iron Distance Triathlons.
    Under the normal operating schedule for the S. R. 74 Bridge across 
the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 283.1, at Wrightsville Beach, 
NC in 33 CFR 117.821(a)(4); the draw need only open on the hour between 
7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and open on demand between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. The 
bridge has a vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position of 
20 feet above mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be closed to 
navigation from 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on October 17, 2015. The Atlantic 
Intracoastal Waterway is used by a variety of vessels including small 
commercial fishing vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard 
has carefully coordinated the restrictions with commercial and 
recreational waterway users.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the 
bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform the 
users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that 
vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts caused by 
the temporary deviation.
    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 19, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-20912 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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