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of the Code of Federal Regulations is 

amended as follows: 

PART 618—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 618 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 1.5, 1.11, 1.12, 2.2, 2.4, 

2.5, 2.12, 3.1, 3.7, 4.12, 4.13A, 4.25, 4.29, 5.9, 

5.10, 5.17 of the Farm Credit Act (12 U.S.C. 

2013, 2019, 2020, 2073, 2075, 2076, 2093, 

2122, 2128, 2183, 2200, 2211, 2218, 2243, 

2244, and 2252). 

Subpart J—Internal Controls 

■ 2. Section 618.8440 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 618.8440 Planning. 

(a) Business plan requirement. No 

later than 30 days after the 

commencement of each calendar year, 

the board of directors of each Farm 

Credit System institution must adopt an 

operational and strategic business plan 

for at least the succeeding 3 years. 

(b) Content of business plan. The plan 

must include, at a minimum, the 

following: 

(1) A mission statement. 

(2) An annual review of the internal 

and external factors likely to affect the 

institution during the planning period. 

The review must: 

(i) Incorporate the description and 

assessment of workforce and 

management strengths and weaknesses 

required by paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this 

section; 

(ii) Include an assessment of the 

needs of the board, including skills and 

diversity, based on the annual selfevaluation of the board’s performance; 

and 

(iii) Include strategies for correcting 

identified weaknesses. 

(3) Quantifiable goals and objectives. 

(4) Pro forma financial statements for 

each year of the plan. 

(5) A detailed operating budget for the 

first year of the plan. 

(6) The capital adequacy plan adopted 

pursuant to § 615.5200(b) of this 

chapter. 

(7) A human capital plan that 

includes, at a minimum, the items 

specified in this paragraph (b)(7). These 

items may be contained in other boardapproved documents that are adopted 

annually, provided the items are 

summarized in, and incorporated by 

reference into, the human capital plan. 

(i) A description of the institution’s 

workforce and management and an 

assessment of their strengths and 

weaknesses; 

(ii) A description of the institution’s 

workforce and management succession 

programs; and 

(iii) Strategies and actions to strive for 

diversity and inclusion within the 

institution’s workforce and 

management. 

(8) For each Farm Credit System 

institution in its exercise of title III 

lending authorities and direct lender 

association, a marketing plan that 

strategically addresses how the 

institution will further the objective of 

the Act, set forth in section 1.1(b) of the 

Act, that the System be responsive to 

the credit needs of all types of 

agricultural producers having a basis for 

credit. The marketing plan must 

include, at a minimum, the items 

specified in this paragraph (b)(8). These 

items may be contained in other boardapproved documents that are adopted 

annually, provided the items are 

summarized in, and incorporated by 

reference into, the marketing plan. 

(i) A description of the institution’s 

chartered territory by market segment, 

including the characteristics of 

demography, geography, and types of 

agriculture practiced; and 

(ii) Strategies and actions to market 

the institution’s products and services 

to all eligible and creditworthy persons, 

with specific outreach toward diversity 

and inclusion within each market 

segment. 

(c) Board reporting requirements. 

(1) Each institution must report 

annually to its board of directors on the 

progress the institution has made in 

accomplishing the strategies and actions 

required by paragraph (b)(7)(iii) of this 

section. 

(2) Each institution subject to 

paragraph (b)(8) of this section must 

report annually to its board of directors 

on the progress the institution has made 

in accomplishing the strategies and 

actions required by paragraph (b)(8)(ii) 

of this section. 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10356 Filed 4–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 110 

[USCG–2011–0231] 

RIN 1625–AA01 

Anchorage Regulations; Wells, ME 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On January 6, 2012, we 

established three special anchorage 

areas in Wells Harbor, Wells, Maine, 

through a published final rule. The 

Marine Chart Division of the National 

Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) advised the 

Coast Guard that the coordinates in the 

final rule for the three special anchorage 

areas were out of sequence and formed 

an hourglass shaped anchorage. This 

direct final rule corrects the sequence of 

the coordinates so that the anchorage 

area forms a box-like shaped anchorage. 

DATES: This rule is effective July 30, 

2012, unless an adverse comment, or 

notice of intent to submit an adverse 

comment, is either submitted to our 

online docket via http:// 

www.regulations.gov on or before July 2, 

2012 or reaches the Docket Management 

Facility by that date. If an adverse 

comment, or notice of intent to submit 

an adverse comment, is received by July 

2, 2012, we will withdraw this direct 

final rule and publish a timely notice of 

withdrawal in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–0231 using any one of the 

following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: 202–493–2251. 

(3) Mail: Docket Management Facility 

(M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

(4) Hand delivery: Same as mail 

address above, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. 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 rule, call or 

email Mr. John J. Mauro, Waterways 

Management Branch Chief, First Coast 

Guard District; telephone 617–223– 

8355, email John.J.Mauro@uscg.mil. If 

you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking (USCG–2011–0231), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online (via http:// 

www.regulations.gov) or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online via 

www.regulations.gov, it will be 

considered received by the Coast Guard 

when you successfully transmit the 

comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or 

mail your comment, it will be 

considered as having been received by 

the Coast Guard when it is received at 

the Docket Management Facility. We 

recommend that you include your name 

and a mailing address, an email address, 

or a telephone number in the body of 

your document so that we can contact 

you if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number (USCG–2011–0231) in 

the ‘‘Search’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Then click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ on 

the line associated with this rulemaking. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

We will consider all comments and 

material received during the comment 

period and may change the rule based 

on your comments. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number (USCG–2011–0231) in 

the ‘‘Search’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Then click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ on the 

line associated with this rulemaking. 

You may also visit the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the Department 

of Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. We have an agreement 

with the Department of Transportation 

to use the Docket Management Facility. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Public Meeting 

We do not now plan to hold a public 

meeting. But, you may submit a request 

for a public meeting using one of the 

four methods specified under 

ADDRESSES. Please explain why you 

believe a public meeting would be 

beneficial. If we determine that one 

would aid this rulemaking, we will hold 

one at a time and place announced by 

a later notice in the Federal Register. 

Regulatory Information 

We are publishing this direct final 

rule under 33 CFR 1.05–55 because we 

do not expect an adverse comment. If no 

adverse comment or notice of intent to 

submit an adverse comment is received 

by July 2, 2012, this rule will become 

effective as stated in the DATES section. 

In that case, approximately 30 days 

before the effective date, we will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register stating that no adverse 

comment was received and confirming 

that this rule will become effective as 

scheduled. However, if we receive an 

adverse comment or notice of intent to 

submit an adverse comment, we will 

publish a document in the Federal 

Register announcing the withdrawal of 

all or part of this direct final rule. If an 

adverse comment applies only to part of 

this rule (e.g., to an amendment, a 

paragraph, or a section) and it is 

possible to remove that part without 

defeating the purpose of this rule, we 

may adopt, as final, those parts of this 

rule on which no adverse comment was 

received. We will withdraw the part of 

this rule that was the subject of an 

adverse comment. If we decide to 

proceed with a rulemaking following 

receipt of an adverse comment, we will 

publish a separate notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) and provide a new 

opportunity for comment. 

A comment is considered ‘‘adverse’’ if 

the comment explains why this rule or 

a part of this rule would be 

inappropriate, including a challenge to 

its underlying premise or approach, or 

would be ineffective or unacceptable 

without a change. 

Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for this rule is: 33 

U.S.C. 471, 1221 through 1236, 2030, 

2035, 2071; 33 CFR 1.05–1; and 

Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1, which 

collectively authorize the Coast Guard 

to define anchorage grounds. 

This rule is intended to reduce the 

risk of vessel collisions by creating three 

special anchorage areas in the western, 

central and eastern portions of Wells 

Harbor creating anchorage for 

approximately 150 vessels. 

Discussion of Rule 

On January 6, 2012, we established 

three special anchorage areas in Wells 

Harbor, Wells, Maine through a 

published final rule (76 FR 76295). This 

action was necessary to facilitate safe 

navigation in that area and provide safe 

and secure anchorages for vessels not 

more than 20 meters in length. The 

Coast Guard received no comments on 

this published final rule during the 

rulemaking process for it. 

The Marine Chart Division of the 

National Oceanographic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

advised the Coast Guard that the 

coordinates in the final rule for the three 

special anchorage areas were out of 

sequence. When plotted individually 

and then connected, the coordinates are 

correct. However, in this case, the Coast 

Guard directed the mariner to plot the 

coordinates in a clockwise direction. 

When the mariner plots the anchorage 

as directed, the lines will cross and an 

hour-glass shaped anchorage area is 

formed instead of a more typical box 

shaped anchorage area. This is caused 

because the last two positions in each 

anchorage area are out of sequence. As 

a result, the mariner may become 

confused about what is the proper 

anchorage area. This rule is intended to 

put the coordinates for the three special 

anchorage areas in the proper clockwise 

sequence and to form a box shaped 

anchorage area. 

All coordinates are North American 

Datum 1983 (NAD 83). 

Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 


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Below we summarize our analyses 

based on 13 of these statutes or 

executive orders. 

Executive Order 12866 and Executive 

Order 13563 

This rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. This determination is based in 

part upon the fact that Coast Guard 

received no comments on the published 

final rule that established the anchorage 

in this area with the out of sequence 

coordinates. The Coast Guard expects 

minimal additional cost impacts on 

fishing, or recreational boats anchoring 

because this rule would not affect 

normal surface navigation. Although 

this regulation may have some impact 

on the public, the potential impact will 

be minimized for the following reasons: 

Normal surface navigation will not be 

affected as this area has been 

historically used as a mooring field by 

the Town of Wells and the number of 

vessels using the anchorage is limited 

due to depth (less than or equal to 18 

feet). 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises 

small businesses, not-for-profit 

organizations that are independently 

owned and operated and are not 

dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This rule would affect the following 

entities, some of which might be small 

entities: The owners or operators of 

recreational and small fishing vessels 

intending to anchor in Wells Harbor. 

The rule would not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities for the 

following reasons: normal surface 

navigation will not be affected as this 

area has been historically used as a 

mooring field by the Town of Wells and 

the number of vessels using the 

anchorage is limited due to depth (less 

than or equal to 18 feet). 

Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding the rule so that they can 

better evaluate its effects on them and 

participate in the rulemaking process. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

Collection of Information 

This rule calls for no new collection 

of information under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520). 

Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on State or local governments and 

would either preempt State law or 

impose a substantial direct cost of 

compliance on them. We have analyzed 

this rule under that Order and have 

determined that it does not have 

implications for federalism. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

would not result in such an 

expenditure, we do discuss the effects of 

this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 

Taking of Private Property 

This rule would not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

would not create an environmental risk 

to health or risk to safety that might 

disproportionately affect children. 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

Energy Effects 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. We have 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under that order because 

it is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ 

under Executive Order 12866 and is not 

likely to have a significant adverse effect 

on the supply, distribution, or use of 

energy. The Administrator of the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

has not designated it as a significant 

energy action. Therefore, it does not 

require a Statement of Energy Effects 

under Executive Order 13211. 

Technical Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act (NTTAA) (15 

U.S.C. 272 note) directs agencies to use 

voluntary consensus standards in their 

regulatory activities unless the agency 

provides Congress, through the Office of 

Management and Budget, with an 

explanation of why using these 

standards would be inconsistent with 

applicable law or otherwise impractical. 

Voluntary consensus standards are 

technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

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This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have concluded that this action is one 

of a category of actions which do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule is categorically 

excluded, under figure 2–1, paragraph 

(34)(a) of the Instruction because it 

involves an editorial procedure for these 

special anchorage grounds. An 

environmental analysis checklist and a 

categorical exclusion determination are 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 110 

Anchorage grounds. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 110 as follows: 

PART 110—ANCHORAGE 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 110 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 471, 1221 through 

1236, 2030, 2035, 2071; 33 CFR 1.05–1(g); 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 110.9 to subpart A to read 

as follows: 

§ 110.9 Wells Harbor, Maine. 

(a) Anchorage ‘‘A’’. All of the waters 

enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 

43°19′15.7′′ N, longitude 070°33′42.1′′ 

W; thence to latitude 43°19′15.7′′ N, 

longitude 070°33′40.3′′ W; thence to 

latitude 43°19′3.7′′ N, longitude 

070°33′42.6′′ W; thence to latitude 

43°19′2.6′′ N, longitude 70°33′45.7′′ W; 

thence to the point of beginning. This 

area is approximately 5,800 sq. yards, 

encompassing the central portion of 

Wells Harbor. 

(b) Anchorage ‘‘B’’. All of the waters 

enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 

43°19′11.1′′ N, longitude 070°33′49.8′′ 

W; thence to latitude 43°19′10.5′′ N, 

longitude 070°33′47.3′′ W; thence to 

latitude 43°19′8.3′′ N, longitude 

070°33′47.3′′ W; thence to latitude 

43°19′8.7′′ N, longitude 070°33′50.6′′ W; 

thence to the point of beginning. This 

area is approximately 25,000 sq. yards, 

encompassing the western portion of 

Wells Harbor. 

(c) Anchorage ‘‘C’’. All of the waters 

enclosed by a line beginning at latitude 

43°19′17.7′′ N, longitude 070°33′34.0′′ 

W; thence to latitude 43°19′18.4′′ N, 

longitude 070°33′32.9′′ W; thence to 

latitude 43°19′13.8′′ N, longitude 

070°33′25.5′′ W; thence to latitude 

43°19′13.0′′ N, longitude 070°33′26.2′′ 

W; thence to the point of beginning. 

This area is approximately 8,200 sq. 

yards, encompassing the eastern portion 

of Wells Harbor. 

* * * * * 

Dated: April 19, 2012. 

James B. McPherson, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Commander, First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10429 Filed 4–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0362] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, 

WA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs University Bridge 

across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, 

mile 4.3, at Seattle, WA. This deviation 

is necessary to accommodate the Beat 

the Bridge charity foot race scheduled 

for Sunday, May 20, 2012. This 

deviation allows the bridge to remain in 

the closed position to allow safe 

movement of event participants. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

8 a.m. on May 20, 2012 through 9:30 

a.m. May 20, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0362 and are available online by going 

to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0362 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and then clicking ‘‘Search’’. They 

are also available for inspection or 

copying at the Docket Management 

Facility (M–30), U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email the Bridge Administrator, Coast 

Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 

206–220–7282 email 

randall.d.overton@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation has requested that 

University Bridge remain closed to 

vessel traffic to facilitate safe passage of 

participants of the Beat the Bridge 

charity event. Beat the Bridge is an 

annual foot race held in Seattle, WA to 

benefit diabetes research. The race 

course passes over University Bridge. 

University Bridge crosses the Lake 

Washington Ship Canal at mile 4.3 and 

while in the closed position provides 30 

feet of vertical clearance throughout the 

navigation channel and 45 feet of 

vertical clearance through the center of 

the bridge; vertical clearance referenced 

to the Mean Water Level of Lake 

Washington. Vessels which do not 

require a bridge opening may continue 

to transit beneath the bridge during this 

closure period. Under normal 

conditions this bridge operates in 

accordance with 33 CFR 117.1051(d) 

which requires the bridge to open on 

signal, except that the bridge need not 

open for vessels less than 1,000 gross 

tons from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This 

deviation period is from 8 a.m. on 

Sunday, May 20, 2012 through 9:30 a.m. 

on Sunday, May 20, 2012. The deviation 

allows the bascule span of the 

University Bridge to remain in the 

closed position and need not open for 

maritime traffic from 8 a.m. through 

9:30 a.m. on May 20, 2012. The bridge 

shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 

117.1051(d) at all other times. Waterway 

usage on the Lake Washington Ship 

Canal ranges from commercial tug and 

barge to small pleasure craft. Mariners 

will be notified and kept informed of 

the bridge’s operational status via the 

Coast Guard Notice to Mariners 

publication and Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners as appropriate. The draw span 

will be required to open, if needed, for 

vessels engaged in emergency response 

operations during this closure period. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the designated time period. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 


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