
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14607-14608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05648]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0137]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Shark River, Avon, NJ

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 NJ Transit Railroad Bridge across 
Shark River (South Channel), mile 0.9, at Avon, NJ. This deviation is 
necessary to facilitate testing and replacement of the drive motor. 
This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 p.m. on March 24, 2017, 
through 6 a.m. on March 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0137] 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. Martin Bridges, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6422, email Martin.A.Bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New Jersey Transit, who owns and 
operates the NJ Transit Railroad Bridge across the Shark River, mile 
0.9, at Avon, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the current 
operating regulation set out in 33 CFR 117.751, to facilitate 
replacement of the drive motor on the vertical span of the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position from 10 p.m., March 24, 2017, to 6 a.m., 
March 25, 2017. The drawbridge is a single span which has a vertical 
clearance in the closed-to-navigation position of 9 feet above mean 
high water.
    The NJ Transit Railroad Bridge is used by recreational vessels, tug 
and barge traffic, fishing vessels, and small commercial 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 anytime. The bridge span will not be able to open in case of 
an emergency and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass. 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.


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    Dated: March 6, 2017.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-05648 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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