
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 70013-70014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24476]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0866]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; James River, Isle of Wight and 
Newport News, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; Cancellation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is canceling the temporary deviation 
concerning the James River Bridge (US17) across the James River, mile 
5.0, at Isle of Wight and Newport News, VA. The deviation was necessary 
to perform bridge maintenance and repairs, which have been completed. 
The deviation allowed the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position.

DATES: The temporary deviation published on September 16, 2016, in the 
Federal Register (81 FR 63700) is cancelled as of October 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0866] 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 
cancelation, 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: On September 16, 2016, we published a 
temporary deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; James 
River, Isle of Wight and Newport News, VA'' in the Federal Register (81

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FR 63700). The temporary deviation concerned allowed the bridge to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position to facilitate repairs to 
the aerial electrical cable connecting the north tower to the south 
tower. This deviation from the operating regulations was authorized 
under 33 CFR 117.35.
    On September 26, 2016, The Virginia Department of Transportation, 
that owns and operates the James River Bridge (US17), across the James 
River, mile 5.0, at Isle of Wight and Newport News, VA, notified the 
Coast Guard that repairs had been completed on September 24, 2016, and 
that the temporary deviation was no longer needed.

    Dated: October 5, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-24476 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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