29440 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0408] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf 

Intracoastal Waterway, Harvey, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Lapalco 

Boulevard Bridge, Harvey Canal Route, 

mile 2.8, over the Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway, in Harvey, LA. The deviation 

is necessary to accommodate 

maintenance and replacement of various 

bridge components. This deviation 

allows the bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position for two 

separate seven-day periods. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6 a.m. on July 23, 2018 through 6 a.m. 

on August 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2018–0408 is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the 

docket number in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box 

and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open 

Docket Folder on the line associated 

with this deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Ms. Donna 

Gagliano, Bridge Branch Office, Eighth 

District, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

504–671–2128, email Donna.Gagliano@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner 

of the bridge, Jefferson Parish, has 

requested a temporary deviation from 

the operating schedule for the Lapalco 

Boulevard Bridge, Harvey Canal Route, 

mile 2.8 over the Gulf Intracoastal 

Waterway in Harvey, LA to remain in 

the closed-to-navigation position to 

marine traffic for maintenance and 

component replacement activities over 

two separate seven-day periods. The 

bascule span drawbridge has a vertical 

clearance of 45 feet above mean high 

water in the closed-to-navigation 

position. 

The current operating schedule is set 

out in 33 CFR 117.451(a). This 

temporary deviation allows the bridge to 

remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position from 6 a.m. on July 23, 2018 

through 6 a.m. on July 30, 2018, and 

from 6 a.m. on August 6, 2018 through 

6 a.m. on August 13, 2018. This 

temporary deviation is necessary in 

order to replace the motors and brakes 

necessary for the operation of the 

bridge. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

mainly of tugs with tows, with some 

commercial fishing vessels and 

recreational craft. Vessels able to pass 

through the bridge in the closed to 

navigation position may do so at any 

time. The bridge will not be able to open 

for emergencies during these repairs. 

However, an alternate route is available 

via the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 

Algiers Alternate Route. The Coast 

Guard will also inform the waterway 

users of the change in operating 

schedule for the bridge through our 

Local Notice and Broadcast Notices to 

Mariners so that vessel operators can 

arrange their transits to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of each of the effective time periods. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35. 

Dated: June 19, 2018. 

Douglas A. Blakemore, 

Bridge Administrator, U.S. Coast Guard 

Eighth District. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13517 Filed 6–22–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0571] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Port Huron Blue Water 

Festival Fireworks, St. Clair River, Port 

Huron, MI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters within a 420-foot 

radius of a portion of the St. Clair River, 

Port Huron, MI. This zone is necessary 

to protect spectators and vessels from 

potential hazards associated with the 

Blue Water Festival Fireworks. 

DATES: This temporary final rule is 

effective from 10 p.m. on July 21, 2018 

through 10:30 p.m. on July 22, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– 

0571 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

rule, call or email Tracy Girard, 

Prevention Department, Sector Detroit, 

Coast Guard; telephone 313–568–9564, 

or email Tracy.M.Girard@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port Detroit 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary 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 doing 

so would be impracticable. The Coast 

Guard did not receive the final details 

of this fireworks display in time to 

publish an NPRM. As such, it is 

impracticable to publish an NPRM 

because we lack sufficient time to 

provide a reasonable comment period 

and then consider those comments 

before issuing the rule. 

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 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would inhibit the Coast 

Guard’s ability to protect participants, 

mariners and vessels from the hazards 

associated with this event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231. The 

Captain of the Port Detroit (COTP) has 

determined that potential hazard 

associated with fireworks from 10 p.m. 

on July 21, 2018 through 10:30 p.m. on 

July 22, 2018 will be a safety concern to 

anyone within a 420-foot radius of the 

launch site. This rule is needed to 

protect personnel, vessels, and the 


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