[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06561]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0195]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR

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 Hawthorne Bridge across the 
Willamette River, mile 13.1, at Portland, OR. The deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the Walk MS Portland event. This deviation 
authorizes the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position to 
allow safe roadway movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on April 
7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0195 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. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County, the bridge owner, has 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the 
Hawthorne Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 13.1, at Portland, 
OR. The requested deviation is to accommodate the Walk MS Portland 
event. To facilitate this event, the draw of the subject bridge will be 
allowed to remain in the closed-to-navigation position and need not 
open to marine traffic from 7 a.m. to 11:30 on April 7, 2018. The 
Hawthorne Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 49 feet in the 
closed-to-navigation position referenced to the vertical clearance 
above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The normal operating schedule is in 33 
CFR 117.897(c)(3(v). Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette 
River includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small 
pleasure craft. The Coast Guard requested objections to this deviation 
from local mariners via the Local Notice Mariners, and email. No 
objections were submitted to the Coast Guard.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
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 to 
pass. The Coast Guard will 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: March 8, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-06561 Filed 3-30-18; 8:45 am]
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