[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43984-43985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18650]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0754]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Saugatuck River, Saugatuck, CT

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 Metro-North SAGA Bridge across the 
Saugatuck River, mile 1.1 at Saugatuck, Connecticut. The deviation is 
necessary to conduct bridge maintenance and repair work. The deviation 
allows the bridge to remain closed to maritime navigation on weekdays 
and requires the bridge to open with 24 hours advance notice on 
weekends.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on September 17, 2018, 
to 8 a.m. on October 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0754, 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 Jeffrey Stieb, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First Coast Guard District, Coast Guard; telephone 617-223-
8364, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner of the bridge, Connecticut 
Department of Transportation, requested a temporary deviation from the 
normal operating schedule in order to conduct bridge maintenance and 
repair work. The Metro-North SAGA Railroad Bridge across the Saugatuck 
River, mile 1.1, at Saugatuck, Connecticut has a vertical clearance of 
13 feet at mean high water in the closed position. The existing bridge 
operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.221(b).
    Under this temporary deviation, from 8 a.m. on Monday, September 
17, 2018, to 8 a.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018, the Metro-North SAGA 
Bridge may operate as follows: From 8 a.m. Monday to 3 p.m. Friday, the 
draw may remain closed to marine navigation. From 3 p.m. Friday to 8 
a.m. Monday, the draw shall open with 24 hours advance notice.
    The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels of 
various sizes. Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the closed 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies. The Department of Transportation has coordinated the 
closure with the harbormaster and has posted notice of the closure on 
the Connecticut Department of Transportation Construction News website. 
The Coast Guard will also 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 this 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

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from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 23, 2018.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-18650 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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