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a term of viticultural significance until 

April 23, 2009. 

(b) Approved maps. The appropriate 

maps for determining the boundary of 

the Green Valley of Russian River Valley 

viticultural area are three United States 

Geological Survey maps. They are titled: 

* * * * * 

(c) Boundary. The Green Valley of 

Russian River Valley viticultural area is 

located in Sonoma County, California. 

The beginning point is located in the 

northeastern portion of the ‘‘Camp 

Meeker Quadrangle’’ map where the 

line separating Section 31 from Section 

32, in Township 8 North (T.8N.), Range 

9 West (R.9W.) intersects River Road. 

* * * * * 

(d) From December 21, 1983, until 

April 23, 2007, the name of this 

viticultural area was ‘‘Sonoma County 

Green Valley’’. Effective April 23, 2007, 

this viticulture area is named ‘‘Green 

Valley of Russian River Valley’’. 

Existing certificates of label approval 

showing ‘‘Sonoma County Green 

Valley’’ as the appellation of origin will 

be revoked by operation of this 

regulation on April 23, 2009. 

Signed: January 3, 2007. 

John J. Manfreda, 

Administrator. 

Approved: February 1, 2007. 

Timothy E. Skud, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Tax, Trade, and 

Tariff Policy). 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–07–026] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the Hamilton Avenue 

Bridge across Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, 

at Brooklyn, New York. Under this 

temporary deviation the draw may 

remain in the closed position from April 

3, 2007 through April 5, 2007 and from 

April 6, 2007 through September 29, 

2007, a four-hour advance notice shall 

be required for all bridge openings. This 

deviation is necessary to facilitate 

scheduled bridge maintenance. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

April 3, 2007 through September 29, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this 

document are available for inspection or 

copying at the First Coast Guard 

District, Bridge Branch Office, One 

South Street, New York, New York, 

10004, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The telephone number is (212) 

668–7165. The First Coast Guard 

District Bridge Branch Office maintains 

the public docket for this temporary 

deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (212) 668–7165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Hamilton Avenue Bridge across 

Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn, 

New York, has a vertical clearance in 

the closed position of 19 feet at mean 

high water and 23 feet at mean low 

water. The existing operating 

regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.5. 

The bridge owner, New York City 

Department of Transportation 

(NYCDOT), requested a temporary 

deviation to allow the bridge to remain 

in the closed position to facilitate 

scheduled electrical and mechanical 

bridge maintenance. 

Under this temporary deviation the 

Hamilton Avenue Bridge may remain in 

the closed position from April 3, 2007 

through April 5, 2007, and from April 

6, 2007 through September 29, 2007, the 

draw shall open after at least a four-hour 

advance notice is given by calling the 

contractor at (201) 400–5243. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), 

this work will be performed with all due 

speed in order to return the bridge to 

normal operation as soon as possible. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–07–020] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Taunton River, Fall River and 

Somerset, MA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation from the regulation governing 

the operation of the Brightman Street 

Bridge across the Taunton River at mile 

1.8, between Fall River and Somerset, 

Massachusetts. Under this temporary 

deviation, the bridge may remain in the 

closed position from 9 p.m. on April 13, 

2007 through 5 p.m. on April 28, 2007. 

This deviation is necessary to facilitate 

un-scheduled bridge maintenance. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

9 p.m. on April 13, 2007 through 5 p.m. 

on April 28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this 

document are available for inspection or 

copying at the First Coast Guard 

District, Bridge Branch Office, 408 

Atlantic Avenue, Boston, 

Massachusetts, 02110, between 7 a.m. 

and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is (617) 223–8364. The First 

Coast Guard District Bridge Branch 

Office maintains the public docket for 

this temporary deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (617) 223–8364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Brightman Street Bridge, across the 

Taunton River at mile 1.8, between Fall 

River and Somerset, Massachusetts, has 

a vertical clearance in the closed 

position of 27 feet at mean high water 

and 31 feet at mean low water. The 

existing drawbridge operation 

regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.619. 

The owner of the bridge, 

Massachusetts Highway Department 

(MHD), requested a temporary deviation 

to facilitate un-scheduled emergency 

bridge maintenance, replacement of 

deteriorated floor beams. The bridge 

will not be able to open while the bridge 

maintenance is underway. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

Brightman Street Bridge need not open 

for the passage of vessel traffic from 9 

p.m. on April 13, 2007 through 5 p.m. 

on April 28, 2007. 


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An 18′ × 43′ construction work barge 

may be located in the channel during 

the prosecution of this bridge 

maintenance. The work barge will move 

upon request by calling the bridge 

tender either on the land line (508) 672–

5111 or on VHF channel 13 and 16. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), 

this work will be performed with all due 

speed in order to return the bridge to 

normal operation as soon as possible. 

Should the bridge maintenance 

authorized by this temporary deviation 

be completed before the end of the 

effective period published in this notice, 

the Coast Guard will rescind the 

remainder of this temporary deviation, 

and the bridge shall be returned to its 

normal operating schedule. Notice of 

the above action shall be provided to the 

public in the Local Notice to Mariners 

and the Federal Register, where 

practicable. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

36 CFR Parts 1, 3 and 7 

RIN 1024–AD07 

Boating and Water Use Activities 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) is revising rules that regulate 

boating and water use activities in areas 

administered by the NPS. The rule is 

intended to address changing visitor use 

patterns, changing technologies, 

compelling boating and water safety 

issues, and the evolution of related 

statutory authorities. The goal is to 

provide for greater consistency with 

United States Coast Guard (USCG) 

regulations and state laws and 

regulations and to establish rules which 

will be more clearly understood by the 

visiting public, and which can be more 

effectively communicated and enforced 

by NPS personnel. Promulgation of the 

final rule will eliminate many 

requirements which are ineffective or 

out of date and will provide flexibility 

in managing safety, resource 

preservation, and public use needs 

throughout the National Park System. 

DATES: This regulation becomes 

effective April 23, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Case, Regulations Program Manger, 

National Park Service, 1849 C Street, 

NW., Room 7241, Washington, DC 

20240. Phone: (202) 208–4206. E-mail: 

Jerry_Case@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

regulations contained in Parts 1 through 

7 of Title 36 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) are the basic 

mechanisms used by the National Park 

Service (NPS) to protect the natural and 

cultural resources of the parks and to 

protect visitors and property within the 

parks. Parts 1 through 6 are general 

regulations applicable to all areas of the 

National Park System, with some 

exceptions, while Part 7 contains 

special regulations, which have been 

found necessary for individual parks as 

supplements to the general regulations. 

Part 3 is specific to boating and water 

activities. The Part 3 regulations were 

last revised in 1983. Although 

amendments and additions have been 

made from time to time since 1983, this 

was usually in response to new 

situations for which the existing 

regulations were not sufficient. For 

example, personal watercraft (PWC) 

were addressed in 36 CFR 3.24, 

promulgated in April, 2000. Between 

1983 and the present, the evolution of 

statutory authorities, changing visitor 

use patterns, new technologies, and 

continued boating and water safety 

issues coupled with evolving national 

trends to address such issues, all 

revealed that a comprehensive review of 

Part 3 regulations was needed. 

A work group of experienced 

employees from a wide variety of parks 

with water-based recreation and 

resources management responsibilities 

was established to work on Part 3. The 

work group included an experienced 

State Boating Law Administrator, 

representing the National Association of 

State Boating Law Administrators 

(NASBLA). Park superintendents were 

asked to provide comments regarding 

boating and water safety issues apart 

from those addressed in the existing 

Part 3, and comments were received 

from sixteen parks and from the staff at 

the NPS Washington Office. All 

comments were evaluated by the 

workgroup. Some of the comments were 

incorporated into the proposed rule. 

Other comments were more 

appropriately addressed in section(s) of 

36 CFR other than Part 3. Some 

comments, specific to an individual 

park’s circumstances, are more 

appropriately addressed as special 

regulations in Part 7. 

The NPS faced several situations 

where parks were unclear about 

enforcing USCG regulations and/or state 

laws and regulations. Specifically, an 

issue arose about the applicability of 

USCG regulations on a tour boat being 

operated on Crater Lake which is a nonnavigable body of water. Lake Mead was 

also presented with a requirement to 

provide lifeguards on beaches because 

of Nevada state water use regulations. In 

addition to these specific questions, 

there has been some general confusion 

about the order of applicability or 

hierarchy of adopting USCG regulations 

and state boating safety laws and 

regulations in relation to NPS specific 

regulations contained in Part 3. The 

required order of applicability, or 

hierarchy, of laws and regulations on 

park waters is as follows: 

1. Regulations in Title 36, Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) will apply 

over any comparable law or regulation. 

2. Laws and regulations of the USCG 

adopted pursuant to § 3.2 (a) will apply 

over any comparable state law or 

regulation. 

3. Non-conflicting state boating safety 

laws and regulations that are not 

addressed by either 36 CFR or by the 

USCG are adopted pursuant to 3.2(b). 

The NPS is not adopting state water use 

laws or regulations unless specifically 

indicated in Part 3. 

Where the NPS, USCG, and State have 

a comparable but different rule, the NPS 

rule applies first, except where we have 

specifically adopted the more stringent 

rule in our regulation (See 3.10(a)(2)). 

The USCG rule will apply when no NPS 

rule exists and if the NPS and USCG do 

not have a rule then the State boating 

safety rule applies. 

The work group took several factors 

into consideration while discussing 

regulations to be changed, deleted, or 

written anew. Those factors include 

compliance with the NPS mission, 

safety issues, resource protection issues, 

clarity of existing regulations, reducing 

NPS regulations where possible and the 

consistency of regulations with the 

USCG, the states, and among units of 

the National Park System to the extent 

possible. As a result of the review, the 

proposed changes to Part 3 are expected 

to be more clearly understood by the 

public and be more effectively 

communicated and enforced by NPS 

employees. In addition the changes will 

enhance the NPS focus on safety and 

resource preservation issues, provide 

flexibility to address changing 

technologies, maintain minimum 

regulation necessary to address safety 

and resource preservation and provide 

for greater consistency in enforcement 


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