[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16068]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0701]


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 two Multnomah County bridges: Morrison 
Bridge, mile 12.8, and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1 crossing the 
Willamette River at Portland, OR. This deviation is necessary to 
accommodate the annual Providence Bridge Pedal event. The deviation 
allows the bridges to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on August 12, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0701 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 
Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, both 
crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. The requested deviation 
will accommodate the Providence Bridge Pedal event, an annual cycling 
and walking event across several Willamette River crossings. The 
vertical clearances for theses bridges in the closed-to-navigation 
position are 69 feet for the Morrison Bridge and 49 feet for the 
Hawthorne Bridge respectively, as measured against the vertical 
clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The normal operating schedule 
for the subject bridges is 33 CFR 117.897. This deviation allows the 
Morrison Bridge and Hawthorne Bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on August 12, 2018.
    Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes 
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. 
Vessels able to pass through the subject bridges in the closed-to-
navigation position may do so at any time. The bridges will be able to 
open for emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route for 
vessels to pass. The Coast Guard has conducted public outreach 
regarding this temporary deviation to known mariners that transit this 
part of the river. The Coast Guard has not received any objections to 
this temporary deviation from the operating schedule. 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: July 23, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-16068 Filed 7-26-18; 8:45 am]
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