[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 5401-5402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01880]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2022-0015]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grand Canal, Indian Harbour 
Beach, FL

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations; request for 
comments.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Lansing Island Bridge across Grand 
Canal, mile 0.7 at Indian Harbour Beach, FL. A request was made to the 
Coast Guard to allow the drawbridge to remain closed to navigation and 
untended during the overnight hours due to a lack of requested 
openings. This deviation will test a change to the drawbridge operation 
schedule to determine whether a permanent change to the schedule is 
needed. The Coast Guard is seeking comments from the public regarding 
these temporary changes.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on February 1, 2022 
through 11:59 p.m. on July 30, 2022.
    Comments and related material must reach the Coast Guard on or 
before April 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-
2022-0015 using Federal Decision Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
    See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion 
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on 
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this test 
deviation, call or email Ms. Jennifer Zercher, Bridge Management 
Specialist, Seventh Coast Guard District, telephone 305-415-6740, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis

    The Lansing Island Bridge across Grand Canal, mile 0.7, at Indian 
Harbour Beach, FL is a single-leaf

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bascule bridge with a 16 foot vertical clearance at mean high water in 
the closed position. The normal operating schedule for the bridge is 
set forth in 33 CFR 117.285(a). Navigation on the waterway consists 
mainly of recreational mariners.
    The bridge owner, Lansing Island Homeowners Association, Inc. 
requested the Coast Guard consider allowing the drawbridge to remain 
closed to navigation and untended during the overnight hours due to a 
lack of requested openings. We requested a copy of the bridge logs from 
January 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021. After reviewing the logs, 
the Coast Guard found the drawbridge provided three openings between 
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Two channels provide alternate 
access to Grand Canal. Vessels that can pass beneath the bridge without 
an opening may do so at any time.
    Under this test deviation, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. daily, the 
draw need not open for the passage of vessels and will be untended. At 
all other times the bridge shall operate on its normal schedule.
    The Coast Guard will also inform waterway users of the change to 
the operating schedule via the Local Notice to Mariners 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.

II. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We view public participation as essential to effective rulemaking, 
and will consider all comments and material received during the comment 
period. Your comment can help shape the outcome of this rulemaking. If 
you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this 
rulemaking, indicate the specific section of this document to which 
each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or 
recommendation.
    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal Decision 
Making Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. To do so, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-2022-0015 in the search box and click 
``Search.'' Next, look for this document in the Search Results column, 
and click on it. Then click on the Comment option. If your material 
cannot be submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the 
person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document 
for alternate instructions.
    To view documents mentioned in this proposed rule as being 
available in the docket, find the docket as described in the previous 
paragraph, and then select ``Supporting & Related Material'' in the 
Document Type column. Public comments will also be placed in our online 
docket and can be viewed by following instructions on the https://www.regulations.gov Frequently Asked Questions web page. We review all 
comments received, but we will only post comments that address the 
topic of the proposed rule. We may choose not to post off-topic, 
inappropriate, or duplicate comments that we receive.
    We accept anonymous comments. Comments we post to https://www.regulations.gov will include any personal information you have 
provided. For more about privacy and submissions in response to this 
document, see DHS's eRulemaking System of Records notice (85 FR 14226, 
March 11, 2020).

    Dated: January 25, 2022.
Randall D. Overton,
Director, Bridge Administration, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2022-01880 Filed 1-31-22; 8:45 am]
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