[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44478]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18929]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0841]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

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 U.S. 70 (Alfred A. Cunningham) 
Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation 
is necessary to accommodate the 30th Annual Bike MS: Historic New Bern 
Ride. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8:00 a.m. on September 8, 2018 
to 9:30 a.m. on September 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0841], 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. Kashanda Booker, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone (757) 398-
6227, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The event director, Game On Inc., with 
approval from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, who owns 
and operates the U.S. 70 (Alfred A. Cunningham) Bridge across the Trent 
River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the current operating regulations. This temporary deviation is 
necessary to accommodate participation by cyclists during the 30th 
Annual Bike MS: Historic New Bern Ride. The bridge is a double bascule 
bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 14 feet 
above mean high water.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a). 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation position from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on September 
8th and September 9th 2018. The Trent River is used by a variety of 
vessels including small commercial vessels and recreational vessels. 
The Coast Guard has carefully coordinated 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. There is no immediate alternate route for vessels 
unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position but the bridge 
will be able to open for emergencies. The Coast Guard will also inform 
users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notice to 
Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that 
vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts 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 from the operating 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 27, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-18929 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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