
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24363]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0767]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hood Canal, Port Gamble, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation; extension and 
modification.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has extended and modified a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Hood Canal 
Floating Drawbridge across Hood Canal (Admiralty Inlet), mile 5.0, near 
Port Gamble, WA. The temporary deviation is now effective until 7 p.m. 
on October 19, 2015 and allows the bridge to open the draw span half-
way, 300 feet; as opposed to all the way, which is 600 feet, with at 
least one hour's notice and only at or near slack tide.

DATES: The temporary deviation published in the Federal Register on 
August 21, 2015 (80 FR 50768), and as modified herein, is effective 
from September 25, 2015, until 7 p.m. on October 19, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0767] 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. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 21, 2015 the Coast Guard published 
a notice of temporary deviation at 80 FR 50768 from the operating 
schedule that governs the Hood Canal Floating Drawbridge across Hood 
Canal (Admiralty Inlet), mile 5.0, near Port Gamble, WA allowing the 
bridge to open the draw span half-way, 300 feet; as opposed to all the 
way, which is 600 feet. The Coast Guard is extending the end date of 
the previously published temporary deviation until 7 p.m. on October 
19, 2015 as additional time is necessary for the Washington State 
Department of Transportation to complete the replacement of the 
bridge's draw span anchors. The temporary deviation is also modified to 
require opening with at least one hour's notice and only at or near 
slack tide. The former clarifies that the requirement for at least one 
hour's notice from the normal operating schedule is still in place 
during the temporary deviation and the latter is necessary to ensure 
the bridge does not move when opened during draw span anchor 
replacement. All other information provided in the temporary deviation 
published on August 21, 2015 at 80 FR 50768 continues to apply.

    Dated: September 22, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-24363 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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