[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44233-44234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18821]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0714]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 
New Smyrna Beach, FL

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 George Musson/Coronado Beach (SR 
44) Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 845, New 
Smyrna Beach, FL. The deviation is necessary to accommodate painting of 
the bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed to 
navigation position from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly Sunday through 
Friday.

DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from August 
30, 2018 through 6 p.m. on December 15, 2018. For the purposes of 
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 7 p.m. on August 13, 2018, 
until August 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0714 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
temporary deviation, call or email MST1 Jeremy Bailey, Coast Guard 
Sector Jacksonville Waterways Management; telephone (904) 714-7631, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) 
via Southern Road and Bridge LLC, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the operation that govern the George Musson/Coronado Beach (SR 44) 
bridge over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 845. This 
deviation is necessary to facilitate the painting of the bridge and 
safety of the work crew. The bridge is a single-leaf bascule bridge and 
has a vertical clearance in the closed to navigation position of 24 
feet at mean high water. The vertical clearance of the bridge will be 
reduced by 3 feet to 21 feet mean high water through the completion of 
the painting project in December of 2018.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.261(h). 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the closed to 
navigation position from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly Sunday through 
Friday. The bridge will open every 3 hours at 10 p.m., 1 a.m., 4 a.m. 
and 7 a.m. with a one (1) hour notification. This section of the 
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is predominantly used by a variety of 
vessels including U.S. government vessels, small commercial vessels and 
recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has carefully considered the 
restrictions with waterway users in publishing this temporary 
deviation.
    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 and 
there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast 
Guard will also 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: August 27, 2018.
Barry L. Dragon,
Director, Bridge Branch, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-18821 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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