[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55322-55323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-1031]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Passaic River, Newark, 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 Routes 1 & 9 (Lincoln Highway) 
Bridge across the Passaic River, mile 1.8 at Newark, New Jersey. This 
deviation is necessary to facilitate structural steel repairs at the 
lift span and allowing the bridge owner to temporarily close the draw 
for forty-seven days.

DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from November 
21, 2017 until 11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2018. For the purposes of 
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 12:01 a.m. on November 20, 
2017 until November 21, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-1031, 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 K. Leung-Yee, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
212-514-4336, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner of the bridge, the New Jersey 
Department of Transportation, requested a temporary deviation in order 
to facilitate structural steel repairs at the lift span.
    The Routes 1 & 9 Bridge across the Passaic River, mile 1.8, at 
Newark, New Jersey is a vertical lift bridge with a vertical clearance 
of 40 feet at mean high water and 45 feet at mean low water in the 
closed position. The existing drawbridge operating regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.739(b).
    This temporary deviation will allow the Routes 1 & 9 Bridge to 
remain in the closed position from 12:01 a.m. on November 20, 2017 to 
11:59 p.m. on January 5, 2018. The waterway users are seasonal 
recreational vessels and commercial vessels of various sizes. 
Coordination with waterway users indicated no objection to the proposed 
closure of the draw. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without an 
opening may do so at all times. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies. There is no alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so vessel operators may arrange their transits 
to minimize any

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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: November 16, 2017.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-25157 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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