
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 86 (Friday, May 5, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 21118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09159]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-1038]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Harlem River, New York, NY

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation; modification.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has modified a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the 125th Street (Triborough) Bridge 
across the Harlem River, mile 1.3, at New York, NY. This modified 
deviation extends the period the bridge may remain in the closed-to-
navigation position and is necessary to facilitate rehabilitation of 
the mechanical and electrical components of the bridge.

DATES: This modified deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. May 16, 
2017 to 11:59 p.m. June 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2016-1038 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 Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, email 
judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 22, 2016, the Coast Guard 
published a temporary deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation 
Regulation; Harlem River, New York, New York'' in the Federal Register 
(81 FR 93820). That temporary deviation allows the bridge to be in the 
closed position from January 17, 2016 through May 15, 2017. The bridge 
owner, Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), has requested a 
modification of the currently published deviation to extend the bridge 
closure from May 15, 2017 to June 19, 2017 in order to facilitate 
rehabilitation of the mechanical and electrical components of the 
bridge.
    The 125th Street Bridge, mile 1.3, across the Harlem River, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 54 feet at mean high water 
and 59 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating 
regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.789(b)(1).
    Although the waterway is transited by commercial tugs, barges and 
recreational vessels, there have been no requests for bridge openings 
in the past two years. The Coast Guard notified known companies of the 
commercial vessels that transit the area, the NYPD, and the FDNY; there 
were no objections to this temporary deviation modification.
    Under this temporary deviation modification, the 125th Street 
Bridge may remain in the closed position from May 16, 2017 to June 19, 
2017. Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies 
and there is an alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operations 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: April 20, 2017.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-09159 Filed 5-4-17; 8:45 am]
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