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Therefore, the proposed rule is being

implemented without change.

Regulatory Evaluation

This final rule is not a significant

regulatory action under section 3(f) of

Executive Order 12866 and does not

require an assessment of potential costs

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

order. It has been exempted from review

by the Office of Management and

Budget under that order. It is not

significant under the regulatory policies

and procedures of the Department of

Transportation (DOT) (44 FR 11040;

February 26, 1979). The Coast Guard

expects the economic impact of this

final rule to be so minimal that a full

Regulatory Evaluation under paragraph

10e of the regulatory policies and

procedures of DOT is unnecessary.

Small Entities

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act

(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Cost Guard

must consider whether this final rule

will have significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small

entities. ‘‘Small entities’’ include

independently owned and operated

small businesses that are not dominant

in their field and that otherwise qualify

as ‘‘small business concerns’’ under

section 3 of the Small Business Act (15

U.S.C. 632). Because it expects the

impact of this rule to be minimal, the

Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that this final rule will not have

a significant encomic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Collection of Information

This final rule contains no collection

of information requirements under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.).

Federalism

The Cost Guard has analyzed this

final rule under the principles and

criteria contained in Executive Order

12612, and has determined that this

final rule does not have sufficient

federalism implications to warrant the

preparation of a Federalism Assessment.

Environment

The Coast Guard considered the

environmental impact of this final rule

and concluded that under section

2.B.2.e.(32)(e) of Commandant

Instruction M16475.1B (as amended, 59

FR 38654, 29 July 1994), this final rule

is categorically excluded from further

environmental documentation. A

Categorical Exclusion Determination

statement has been prepared and placed

in the rulemaking docket.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117

Bridges.

Regulations

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33

CFR part 117 as follows:

PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE

OPERATION REGULATIONS

1. The authority citation for part 117

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 499; 49 CFR 1.46; 33

CFR 1.05–1(g); section 117.255 also issued

under the authority of Pub. L. 102–587, 106

Stat. 5039.

2. The text of § 117.833 is

redesignated as paragraph (a) and a new

paragraph (b) is added to read as

follows:

§ 117.833 Pasquotank River.

(a) * * *

(b) The draw of the US 158 Highway

Bridge, mile 50.7, at Elizabeth City,

shall open on signal; except that

between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and 4 p.m.

and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, the

draw need open only at 7:30 a.m., 8:30

a.m., 4:30 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. for any

pleasure vessels waiting to pass.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Roger Rufe, Jr.,

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

Fifth Coast Guard District.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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33 CFR Part 117

[CGD05–97–086]

RIN 2115–AE47

Drawbridge Operation Regulations;

Elizabeth River, Eastern Branch

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation

from regulations.

SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast

Guard District has issued a temporary

deviation from the regulations

governing the operation of the US 460

(Berkley Bridge) drawbridge across the

Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River,

mile 0.4, at Norfolk, Virginia. Beginning

December 15, 1997 through January 9,

1998, this deviation restricts bridge

openings between the hours of 9 a.m. to

3:30 p.m., seven days a week. During

these times, vessels requiring bridge lifts

will be required to provide the Berkley

Bridge bridge tender with a two-hour

advance notice. This closure is

necessary to allow the Virginia

Department of Transportation to

conduct an oil change on the major lift

equipment while still providing for the

reasonable needs of navigation.

DATES: This deviation is effective from

December 15, 1997 through January 9,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ann B. Deaton, Bridge Administrator,

Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398–

6222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Berkley Bridge is owned and operated

by the Virginia Department of

Transportation (VDOT) and maintained

by the Elizabeth River Tunnels

Department of Maintenance. On

December 1, 1997, VDOT sent a letter to

the Coast Guard requesting a temporary

deviation from the normal operation of

the bridge in order to accommodate the

maintenance work. Presently, the draw

is required to open on signal at any time

except from 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from

3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Between the hours of 5:30 a.m. and 9

a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.,

vessels with a draft of 22 feet or more

may request a bridge lift provided at

least 12 hours advance notice is given.

The maintenance work involves

draining and subsequent refilling of oil

in the gear boxes in the major lift

equipment of the US 460 (Berkley

Bridge) drawbridge. Vessels presently

transiting through the Berkley Bridge

during the hours of deviation will not be

negatively impacted since bridge lifts

will be provided with a two-hour

advance notice.

From December 15, 1997 to January 9,

1998, this deviation restricts bridge lifts

of the Berkley Bridge between the hours

of 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. seven days a

week. Vessels requiring a bridge lift

during these times will be required to

provide a two-hour advance notice to

the Berkley Bridge bridge tender. All

other provisions of § 117.1007 remain in

effect during the period of the deviation.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Roger Rufe, Jr.,

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

Fifth Coast Guard District.

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