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call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Canadian National Railway requested a 

temporary deviation for the Elgin Joliet 

and Eastern Railroad Drawbridge, across 

the Illinois Waterway, mile 290.1, at 

Joliet, Illinois to remain in the closedto-navigation position for ten hours 

while repair work is done on the 

drawbridge. The Elgin Joliet and Eastern 

Railroad Drawbridge currently operates 

in accordance with 33 CFR 117.393(d), 

which states that the drawspan is 

normally maintained in the fully open 

to navigation position and the 

drawbridge is operated by remote 

operator located at the Elgin, Joliet & 

Eastern offices in East Joliet, Illinois. 

There are no alternate routes for 

vessels transiting this section of the 

Illinois Waterway. 

The Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railroad 

Drawbridge, in the closed-to-navigation 

position, provides a vertical clearance of 

24.6 feet above normal pool. Navigation 

on the waterway consists primarily of 

commercial tows and recreational 

watercraft. This temporary deviation has 

been coordinated with waterway users. 

No objections were received. 

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. 

Eric A. Washburn, 

Bridge Administrator, Western Rivers. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21456 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2011–0591] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Anacostia River, Washington, DC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the CSX Railroad 

Vertical Lift Bridge across the Anacostia 

River, mile 3.4, at Washington, DC. This 

deviation will test a change to the 

drawbridge operation schedule to 

determine whether a permanent change 

to the schedule is necessary. This 

deviation will change the current eight 

hour advance notice requirement for a 

bridge opening to a 48 hour advance 

notice requirement for a bridge opening. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

August 23, 2011 through February 21, 

2012. 

Comments and related material must 

be received by the Coast Guard on 

December 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number USCG– 

2011–0591 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 a.m. and 

5 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 proposed 

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 or 

submitting material to the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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–2011–0591), 

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 (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 http:// 

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 e-mail 

address, or a phone 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, click on the 

‘‘submit a comment’’ box, which will 

then become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0591,’’ click ‘‘Search,’’ and then click on 

the balloon shape in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. 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 them 

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, click on the 

‘‘read comments’’ box, which will then 

become highlighted in blue. In the 

‘‘Keyword’’ box insert ‘‘USCG–2011– 

0591’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click the 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ in the ‘‘Actions’’ 

column. 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 a.m. and 5 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 


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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 one using one of the four methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why one 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. 

Basis and Purpose 

The CSX Railroad Company has 

requested a change in the operation 

regulations for the CSX Railroad 

Vertical Lift Bridge, across the 

Anacostia River, mile 3.4, at 

Washington, DC. The change will 

replace the current eight hour advance 

notice requirement for a bridge opening 

to a 48 hour advance notice requirement 

for a bridge opening. The bridge is part 

of a rail line that is used for regular 

passenger service therefore, it is 

necessary that ample time is given to 

maintain an accurate schedule for trains 

and vessels for safe and efficient travel 

across and through the bridge. 

The current operating schedule for the 

bridge is set out in 33 CFR 117.253(b). 

The regulation was established in 

August 2004 and allows the bridge to be 

operated from a remote location, the 

Benning Yard office. The draw of the 

bridge shall open on signal at all times 

for public vessels of the United States, 

state and local government vessels, 

commercial vessels and any vessels in 

an emergency involving danger to life or 

property. The draw shall open on signal 

between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m., and 

between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. from May 15 

through September 30; and between 

6 p.m. and 7 p.m. from May 15 through 

September 30 if notice is given to the 

controller no later than 6 p.m. on the 

day for which the opening is requested. 

At all other times the bridge will open 

if at least 8 hours notice is given. 

The vertical clearance of the bridge is 

5 feet at Mean High Water in the closed 

position and 29 feet at Mean High Water 

in the open position. We are testing the 

potential operating regulation 

adjustment to discover any impacts to 

train traffic and water navigation as a 

result of the bridge opening request time 

adjustment. During the test deviation 

period a bridge opening count has been 

requested from the CSX Railroad 

Company. There are 21 train transits 

across this bridge every day. A review 

of the bridge operating logs shows two 

bridge openings have been requested in 

the past two years for vessels taller than 

five feet. The test period will go into 

effect immediately and will end 180 

days from the effective date. The test 

deviation will be in effect 

simultaneously with a notice of 

proposed rulemaking which is also part 

of docket no. USCG–2011–0591, for the 

same operating regulation change. 

Vessels that are able to pass under the 

bridge in the closed position may do so 

at any time. There are no alternate 

routes for vessels that cannot pass under 

the bridge in the closed position. The 

Coast Guard will inform waterway users 

through the Local and Broadcast Notices 

to Mariners. The bridge will be able to 

open for emergencies. 

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: July 22, 2011. 

William D. Lee, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21458 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2009–0863] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Bonfouca Bayou, Slidell, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing 

the regulation governing the operation 

of the State Route (SR) 433 Swing Span 

Bridge across Bonfouca Bayou, mile 7.0, 

at Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, 

Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of 

Transportation and Development 

(LDOTD) requested that the operating 

regulation of the SR 433 swing span 

bridge be changed in order to allow for 

signaled openings to begin later in the 

mornings and later in the evenings 

during the months of daylight savings 

time. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and related 

materials received from the public, as 

well as documents mentioned in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket, are part of docket USCG–2009– 

0863 and are available by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2009–0863 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box, and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ This 

material is 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 David Frank, Bridge 

Administrator, Coast Guard; telephone 

504–671–2128, e-mail 

David.M.Frank@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 

On December 22, 2009, we published 

an interim rule with request for 

comments in the Federal Register (74 

FR 67974). No comments were received. 

No public hearing was requested and 

none was held. 

Basis and Purpose 

The LDOTD requested that the 

operating regulation of the SR 433 

Swing Span Bridge across Bonfouca 

Bayou, mile 7.0 at Slidell, Louisiana be 

changed in order to allow for signaled 

openings to begin later in the mornings 

and later in the evenings during the 

months of daylight savings time from 

March 1 through October 30 each year. 

LDOTD indicated that extending the 

morning requirement for a two-hour 

notice by one hour will not affect 

mariners passing through the bridge 

because few mariners do so in the 

morning. 

Bridge tender logs indicate that most 

recreational vessels transit the bridge 

during spring, summer and fall months 

than during the winter months of 

November through February. The logs 

also show that most of the recreational 

boaters do not signal for an opening 

prior to 7 a.m. 

In the interim rule we extended the 

time for the bridge to open on signal to 

9 p.m., during the months of daylight 

savings time, thereby affording mariners 

the opportunity to extend their activities 

for the full period of daylight each day. 

We also delayed the beginning of the on 

signal openings to 7 a.m. so that the 

evening extension did not unduly 

burden the bridge owner by 

significantly increasing the length of 

time it is necessary to continuously man 

the bridge. 


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