
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 56504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19933]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0774]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Victoria Barge Canal, 
Bloomington, TX

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 Victoria Barge Canal Railroad 
Bridge across Victoria Barge Canal, mile 29.4, at Bloomington, Victoria 
County, Texas. The deviation is necessary to conduct maintenance on the 
bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain temporarily closed-
to-navigation for 12 hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on September 
1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0774] 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 Donna Gagliano, Bridge 
Administration Branch, Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128, email 
Donna.Gagliano@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Victoria County Navigation District/Port 
of Victoria in conjunction with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule of the 
Victoria Barge Canal Railroad Lift Bridge across Victoria Barge Canal, 
mile 29.4, at Bloomington, Victoria County, Texas. This deviation was 
requested to allow the bridge owner to replace old wire cables utilized 
in the raising and lowering of the bridge deck. This bridge is governed 
by 33 CFR 117.991.
    This deviation allows the vertical lift bridge to remain closed-to-
navigation from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2016. The 
bridge has a vertical clearance of 22 feet above high water in the 
closed-to-navigation position and 50 feet above high water in the open-
to-navigation position. Navigation on the waterway consists of 
commercial traffic,-which is primarily vessels and tows providing 
services to the Port of Victoria.
    For the duration of the replacement of cables, vessels will not be 
allowed to pass through the bridge. Vessels traffic coordination will 
be scheduled to avoid unnecessary delays. The bridge will not be able 
to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for 
vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange their 
transits to minimize any impact 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.

David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-19933 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am]
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