
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 32 (Friday, February 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03192]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0054]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the U.S. 70 (Alfred A. Cunningham) 
Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation 
is necessary to accommodate the free movement of pedestrians and 
vehicles during the 2017 Neuse River Bridge Run. This deviation allows 
the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on March 
11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0054], 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 event director, Game On Inc., with 
approval from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, who owns 
and operates the U.S. 70 (Alfred A. Cunningham) Bridge across the Trent 
River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the current operating regulations. This temporary deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles 
during the 2017 Neuse River Bridge Run. The bridge is a double 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 be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation position from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on March 11, 
2017. 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 waterway users 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 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: February 13, 2017.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-03192 Filed 2-16-17; 8:45 am]
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