[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 112 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 26841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12426]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0481]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hudson River, Troy and Green 
Island, New York

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 Highway (Green Island) Bridge 
across the Hudson River, mile 152.7, at Troy and Green Island, New 
York. This temporary deviation is necessary to allow the bridge to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position to facilitate deck 
replacement.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on June 19, 2018, to 
11:59 p.m. on September 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0481 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 Leung-Yee, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 
212-514-4336, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New York State Department of 
Transportation, the bridge owner, requested a temporary deviation from 
the normal operating schedule of the bridge to facilitate deck 
replacement. The Highway (Green Island) Bridge across the Hudson River, 
mile 152.7, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 29 feet 
at mean high water. The existing bridge operating regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.791(e).
    Under this temporary deviation, the Highway (Green Island) Bridge 
shall remain in the closed position from 12:01 a.m. on June 19, 2018 to 
11:59 p.m. on July 13, 2018, and from 12:01 a.m. on August 17, 2018 to 
11:59 p.m. on September 6, 2018.
    The waterway is transited by commercial and recreational traffic. 
The bridge owner and contractor notified known commercial vessel 
operators that transit the area and there were no objections to this 
temporary deviation. Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the 
closed position may do so at any time. The bridge will not 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 waterways 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: June 5, 2018.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-12426 Filed 6-8-18; 8:45 am]
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