49664 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 155 / Thursday, August 11, 2011 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0703] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Beaufort Channel, Beaufort, NC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the Grayden Paul 

Bridge across the Beaufort (Gallants) 

Channel, mile 0.1 at Beaufort, NC. The 

deviation is necessary to accommodate 

racing participants for the ‘‘Neuse 

Riverkeeper Foundation Sprint 

Triathlon’’. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain in the closed position 

during the race to ensure the safe and 

efficient passage of participants. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on September 3, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2011– 

0703 and are available online by going 

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

USCG–2011–0703 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 

e-mail Lindsey Middleton, Coast Guard; 

telephone 757–398–6629, e-mail 

Lindsey.R.Middleton@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 

Coastal Society, on behalf of the North 

Carolina Department of Transportation 

has requested a temporary deviation 

from the current operating regulations of 

the Grayden Paul Bridge, across the 

Beaufort (Gallants) Channel, mile 0.1, at 

Beaufort, NC. The bike route of the 

‘‘Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation Sprint 

Triathlon’’ crosses the bridge and the 

requested deviation is to accommodate 

the participants. To facilitate this event, 

the draw of the bridge will be 

maintained in the closed-to-navigation 

position from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. 

on Saturday, September 3, 2011. 

The vertical clearance for this bridge 

in the closed position is 13 feet at Mean 

High Water and is limited to 77 feet in 

the open position due to the adjacent 

power lines. The operating regulations 

are set forth in 33 CFR 117.822 which 

states that the bridge shall open on the 

hour and on the half hour. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

in the closed position may do so at any 

time. The Coast Guard will inform the 

users of the waterway of the closure 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. The bridge will be able to 

open for emergencies. This closure has 

been an annual closure for the past 

several years therefore there are no 

traffic logs with past openings for this 

time of year. Most of the vessel traffic 

consists of recreational and commercial 

fishing boats. Vessels can use the 

Intracoastal Waterway as an alternate 

route. 

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. 

Dated: August 2, 2011. 

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., 

Bridge Program Manager, By Direction of the 

Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20373 Filed 8–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0939] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; M/V DAVY CROCKETT, 

Columbia River 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coast Guard is 

extending the enforcement of a safety 

zone established on the waters of the 

Columbia River surrounding the M/V 

DAVY CROCKETT at approximate river 

mile 117. The original safety zone was 

established on January 28, 2011. The 

safety zone is necessary to help ensure 

the safety of the response workers and 

maritime public from the hazards 

associated with ongoing salvage 

operations involving the M/V DAVY 

CROCKETT. All persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering or remaining 

in the safety zone unless authorized by 

the Captain of the Port, Columbia River 

or his designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 

August 11, 2011 through August 31, 

2011. This rule is effective with actual 

notice for purposes of enforcement on 

August 1, 2011. This rule will remain in 

effect through August 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2010– 

0939 and are available online by going 

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

USCG–2010–0939 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 temporary 

rule, call or e-mail BM1 Silvestre Suga, 

Waterways Management Division, 

Marine Safety Unit Portland, Coast 

Guard; telephone 503–240–9319, e-mail 

Silvestre.G.Suga@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary final rule without prior 

notice and opportunity to comment 

pursuant to authority under section 4(a) 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because to do 

so would be contrary to public interest. 

The safety zone is immediately 

necessary to help ensure the safety of 

the response workers and the maritime 

public due to the ongoing salvage 

operations involving the M/V DAVY 

CROCKETT. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 


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