[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24511]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0975]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Delaware River, Tacony, PA and 
Palmyra, NJ

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 SR 73/Tacony-Palmyra Bridge which 
carries SR 73 across the Delaware River, mile 107.2, between Tacony, PA 
and Palmyra, NJ. The deviation is necessary to facilitate bridge 
maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-
to-navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on 
November 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0975 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. Michael Thorogood, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Burlington County Bridge Commission, 
owner and operator of the SR 73/Tacony-Palmyra Bridge which carries SR 
73 across the Delaware River, mile 107.2, between Tacony, PA and 
Palmyra, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the current 
operating schedule to facilitate installation of a replacement 
electrical festoon control cable of the double bascule span of the 
drawbridge. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 50 feet above mean 
high water in the closed position and unlimited vertical clearance 
above mean high water in the open position.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.716. Under 
this temporary deviation, the bridge will be in the closed-to-
navigation position from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. on November 20, 2018.
    The Delaware River is used by a variety of vessels including deep 
draft commercial vessels, U.S. government and public vessels, small 
commercial vessels, tug and barge traffic, 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-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternative route for vessels 
unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast 
Guard will also inform the users of the waterway through our Local 
Notice 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: October 31, 2018.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-24511 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am]
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