
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23090]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0892]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Rancocas Creek, Burlington, NJ

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 Riverside-Delanco/S.R. 543 Bridge 
across the Rancocas Creek, mile 1.3, at Burlington, NJ. The deviation 
is necessary to facilitate repairs to the bridge fender system. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on Monday, October 3, 
2016, to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0892] 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. Mickey Sanders, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6587, email Mickey.D.Sanders2@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Burlington County Bridge Commission, 
who owns and operates the Riverside-Delanco/S.R. 543 Bridge, across the 
Rancocas Creek, mile 1.3, at Burlington, NJ, has requested a temporary 
deviation from the current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 
117.745, to repair the bridge fender system.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position and will open on signal, if at least one 
hour notice is given, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 
from October 3, 2016, through October 31, 2016. At all other times the 
bridge will operate per 33 CFR 117.745(b). The bridge is a swing bridge 
and has a vertical clearance in the closed-to-navigation position of 4 
feet above mean high water.
    Rancocas Creek is mostly used by recreational vessels. The Coast 
Guard has carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic 
on the waterway in publishing this temporary deviation.
    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 immediate alternate route for vessels unable to pass 
through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also 
inform the users of the waterway through our Local Notice 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.

    Dated: September 21, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-23090 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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