
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60294-60295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25372]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0932]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Trent River, New Bern, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the U.S. 70 (Alfred C. Cunningham) 
Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to accommodate the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles 
during the 2015 New Bern Mumfest celebration.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. on October 10, 2015, 
until 5 p.m. on October 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0932], 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.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Event Director for the New Burn Mumfest, 
with approval from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, who 
owns and operates the U.S. 70 (Alfred C. Cunningham) Bridge, has 
requested a temporary deviation from the current operating regulations 
to accommodate the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles during the 
2015 New Bern MumFest celebration. The bridge is a

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bascule bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 
14 feet above mean high water.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a). 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will open to marine traffic 
every two hours, on the hour, from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on October 10, 
2015 and from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on October 11, 2015. The bridge will 
operate per 33 CFR 117.843(a) from 7 p.m. on October 10, 2015 until 9 
a.m. on October 11, 2015. The Trent River is used by a variety of 
vessels including small commercial 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 any time. 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 
this 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: October 1, 2015.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-25372 Filed 10-5-15; 8:45 am]
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