Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 145 / Friday, July 27, 2018 / Rules and Regulations 35551 

Dated: July 23, 2018. 

C.J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16026 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0701] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Willamette River at Portland, OR 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs two Multnomah 

County bridges: Morrison Bridge, mile 

12.8, and Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1 

crossing the Willamette River at 

Portland, OR. This deviation is 

necessary to accommodate the annual 

Providence Bridge Pedal event. The 

deviation allows the bridges to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on August 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2018–0701 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 Mr. Steven 

Fischer, Bridge Administrator, 

Thirteenth Coast Guard District; 

telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Multnomah County, the bridge owner, 

has requested a temporary deviation 

from the operating schedule for the 

Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and 

Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, both 

crossing the Willamette River at 

Portland, OR. The requested deviation 

will accommodate the Providence 

Bridge Pedal event, an annual cycling 

and walking event across several 

Willamette River crossings. The vertical 

clearances for theses bridges in the 

closed-to-navigation position are 69 feet 

for the Morrison Bridge and 49 feet for 

the Hawthorne Bridge respectively, as 

measured against the vertical clearance 

above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The 

normal operating schedule for the 

subject bridges is 33 CFR 117.897. This 

deviation allows the Morrison Bridge 

and Hawthorne Bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position, from 6 

a.m. to 11 a.m. on August 12, 2018. 

Waterway usage on this part of the 

Willamette River includes vessels 

ranging from commercial tug and barge 

to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to 

pass through the subject bridges in the 

closed-to-navigation position may do so 

at any time. The bridges will be able to 

open for emergencies, and there is no 

immediate alternate route for vessels to 

pass. The Coast Guard has conducted 

public outreach regarding this 

temporary deviation to known mariners 

that transit this part of the river. The 

Coast Guard has not received any 

objections to this temporary deviation 

from the operating schedule. The Coast 

Guard will inform the users of the 

waterway, through our Local and 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners, of the 

change in operating schedule for the 

bridges so that vessels can arrange their 

transits to minimize any impact caused 

by the temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridges must return to their 

regular operating schedules 

immediately at the end of the effective 

period of this temporary deviation. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: July 23, 2018. 

Steven M. Fischer, 

Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16068 Filed 7–26–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2018–0708] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, 

Natchez, MS 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

certain navigable waters of the Lower 

Mississippi River upriver of the 

Bienville Trace Scenic Byway/US–425 

Bridge in Natchez, MS. This action is 

necessary to provide for the safety of 

persons, vessels, and the marine 

environment during a fireworks display. 

Entry of persons or vessels into this 

zone is prohibited unless authorized by 

the Captain of the Port Sector Lower 

Mississippi River or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 9 p.m. 

through 10 p.m. on July 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– 

0708 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 about this 

rulemaking, call or email Petty Officer 

Todd Manow, Waterways Management, 

Sector Lower Mississippi River, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone 901–521–4813, 

email Todd.M.Manow@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port Sector Lower 

Mississippi River 

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 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)(3)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because it is 

impracticable. We must establish this 

safety zone by July 27, 2018, and lack 

sufficient time to provide a reasonable 

comment period and then consider 

those comments before issuing this rule. 

The NPRM process would delay the 

establishment of the safety zone until 

after the date of the event and 

compromise public safety. 

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 be impracticable and 

contrary to public interest because 

immediate action is necessary to protect 


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