
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 239 (Thursday, December 13, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64023-64024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26997]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0153]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA

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 Tower Drawbridge over the 
Sacramento River, mile 59.0, at Sacramento, CA. The modified deviation 
extends the period the bridge may remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to allow the bridge owner to complete mechanical and 
electrical rehabilitation work on the bridge.

DATES: This modified deviation is effective without actual notice from 
December 13, 2018 through 6 a.m. on January 1, 2019. For the purposes 
of enforcement actual notice will be used from December 10, 2018 until 
December 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0153], 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 Carl T. Hausner, Chief, Bridge 
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516; email 
Carl.T.Hausner@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 2018, the Coast Guard 
published a temporary deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation 
Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, California'' in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 52976). That temporary deviation, from 6 a.m. on 
October 8, 2018 to 6 a.m. on December 1, 2018, allowed the drawspan to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position. The bridge owner, the 
California Department of Transportation, has requested a modification 
to the currently published deviation to extend from 6 a.m. on December 
1, 2018 to 6 a.m. on January 1, 2019 in order to complete the 
mechanical and electrical rehabilitation work on the bridge.
    The Tower Drawbridge, mile 59.0, across the Sacramento River, has a 
vertical clearance of 30 feet above Mean High Water in the closed-to-
navigation position. The draw operates as required by 33 CFR 
117.189(a). Navigation on the waterway is commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 6 a.m. on December 1, 2018 to 6 a.m. on January 1, 2019 to 
complete electrical and mechanical rehabilitation on the bridge. The 
extension of time is necessary due to supply chain disruptions and 
atmospheric conditions. This temporary deviation modification has been 
coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed 
temporary deviation modification were raised.

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    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies if at 
least 72-hour notice is given to the bridge operator. There is no 
immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. 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: December 10, 2018.
Carl T. Hausner,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-26997 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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