[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 22 (Thursday, February 1, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01981]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0033]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal 
Waterway, Beach Thorofare, Margate City, 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 Margate Boulevard/Margate Bridge 
which carries Margate Boulevard across the New Jersey Intracoastal 
Waterway, Beach Thorofare, mile 74.0, at Margate City, NJ. The 
deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge maintenance. This deviation 
allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on Monday, February 26, 
2018, through 7 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0033] 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. Michael Thorogood, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ole Hansen and Sons, Inc., owner and 
operator of the Margate Boulevard/Margate Bridge that carries Margate 
Boulevard across the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Beach Thorofare, 
mile 74.0, at Margate City, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the current operating schedule to facilitate maintenance of the 
structural steel and replacement of the structural steel support column 
of the double bascule drawbridge. The bridge has a vertical clearance 
of 14 feet above mean high water in the closed position and unlimited 
clearance in the open position. The current operating schedule is set 
out in 33 CFR 117.5. Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be 
in the closed-to-navigation position between 7 a.m. on February 26, 
2018, through 7 p.m. on March 12, 2018.
    The Beach Thorofare is used by a variety of vessels including 
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-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternative 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 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: January 26, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-01981 Filed 1-31-18; 8:45 am]
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