[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 15743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07549]



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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0221]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sloop Channel, Nassau, NY

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 Wantagh Parkway Bridge, mile 15.4 
and the Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge, mile 12.8, both across Sloop 
Channel, at Nassau, New York. This temporary deviation is necessary to 
facilitate public safety during a public event, the Jones Beach State 
Park U.S. Navy Blue Angels Show. This deviation allows the bridges to 
remain in the closed position during the public event.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 2:30 p.m. on May 27, 2018, to 
5:30 p.m. May 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0221 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 Ms. Donna D. Leoce, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4332, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation 
and Historic Preservation requested and the owner of both bridges, the 
State of New York Department of Transportation, concurred with this 
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate 
public safety at the Jones Beach State Park U.S. Navy Blue Angels Air 
Show.
    The Wantagh Parkway Bridge, mile 15.4, across Sloop Channel has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 16 feet at mean high water 
and 19.5 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating 
regulations for this bridge are found at 33 CFR 117.5. The Meadowbrook 
State Parkway Bridge, mile 12.8, across Sloop Channel has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 22 feet at mean high water and 25 
feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating regulations for 
this bridge are found at 33 CFR 117.799(h). Commercial fishing and 
recreational vessel traffic transit Sloop Channel.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Wantagh Parkway Bridge and the 
Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge may remain in the closed position 
between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on May 27, 2018, and between 2:30 p.m. 
and 5:30 p.m. on May 28, 2018.
    Vessels able to pass under these bridges when in the closed 
position may do so at anytime. Neither bridge will be able to open for 
emergencies and there are no immediate alternate routes 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 bridges so that vessels can arrange their transits to 
minimize any impact caused by the temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridges must return to 
their regular operating schedules 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: April 9, 2018.
Christopher J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-07549 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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