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closure periods for the bridge so that 

vessels can arrange their transits to 

minimize any impacts caused by the 

temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its 

original 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: February 10, 2012. 

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4918 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0012] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Curtis Creek, Baltimore, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the I–695 Bridge, 

across Curtis Creek, mile 1.0, at 

Baltimore, MD. This deviation allows 

the bridge to operate on a restricted 

schedule including six (6) multi-day 

closures to complete structural repairs. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6 a.m. on March 1, 2012, to 11:59 p.m. 

on July 17, 2012. The deviation has been 

enforced with actual notice since 

February 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0012 and are available online by going 

to www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0012 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box, and 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 Bill 

H. Brazier, Bridge Management 

Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard District; 

telephone 757–398–6422, email 

Bill.H.Brazier@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Maryland Transportation Authority, 

who owns and operates this double-leaf 

bascule drawbridge, has requested a 

temporary deviation from the current 

operating schedule set out in 33 CFR 

117.557 which requires the bridge to 

open on signal if at least a one-hour 

advance notice is given to the Maryland 

Transit Authority in Baltimore. 

The I–695 Bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 58 

feet, above mean high water. 

Under this temporary deviation to 

facilitate the replacement of the grid 

deck, floor beams and stringers, the 

drawbridge will be closed for six (6) 

multi-day periods from 7 a.m. on 

February 10, 2012, through 7 a.m. May 

17, 2012, as is more specifically set out 

below. During these closure periods no 

vessel openings will be provided. At all 

others times, vessel openings will be 

provided on signal if at least 24 hours 

advance notice is given. 

This temporary deviation will not 

significantly disrupt vessel traffic 

because mariners can plan their trips to 

pass through the bridge between the 

closure periods when the bridge will be 

fully operational and vessels that can 

pass under the bridge without a bridge 

opening may do so at all times. There 

is no alternate route for vessels and the 

bridge will not be able to open in the 

event of an emergency during the stated 

closure periods. 

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. 

During this deviation, the bridge will 

operate as follows: 

(1) From 6 a.m. on February 10 

through 11:59 p.m. on July 17, 2012, 

will open on signal if at least 24 hours 

advance notice is given, except 

(2) The bridge need not open during 

the following specified closure periods: 

(i) From 7 a.m. on February 10, 2012 

until 7 a.m. on February 15, 2012; 

(ii) From 7 a.m. on February 18, 2012 

until 7 a.m. on February 24, 2012; 

(iii) From 7 a.m. on February 28, 2012 

until 7 a.m. on March 10, 2012; 

(iv) From 7 a.m. on April 12 until 

7 a.m. on April 19, 2012; 

(v) From 7 a.m. on April 28, 2012 

until 7 a.m. on May 4, 2012; and 

(vi) From 7 a.m. on May 7, 2012 until 

7 a.m. on May 17, 2012. 

Dated: January 30, 2012. 

William D. Lee, 

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

Fifth Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4929 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0108] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Lake Pontchartrain, Between Jefferson 

and St. Tammany Parishes, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District has issued a 

temporary deviation from the 

regulations governing the operation of 

the north bascule span of the Greater 

New Orleans Expressway Commission 

Causeway across Lake Pontchartrain 

between Metairie, Jefferson Parish and 

Mandeville, St. Tammany Parish, 

Louisiana. This deviation allows the 

draws of the bridge to remain closed to 

navigation for four days to allow for the 

repair and maintenance of mechanical 

parts of the bascule. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 until 

6 p.m. on Friday, March 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0108 and are available online by going 

to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0108 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and then clicking ‘‘Search.’’ They 

are 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 

email Mr. Jim Wetherington, Bridge 

Specialist, Eighth Coast Guard District 

Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 504–671–2128 or email 

james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Greater New Orleans Expressway 

Commission requested a temporary 

deviation from the published regulation 

for the Greater New Orleans Expressway 

Commission Causeway bascule bridge 

across Lake Pontchartrain. The bridge 

provides 42.6 feet of vertical clearance 

when closed above mean high water, 

and unlimited clearance above MHW in 

the open-to-navigation position. 

Currently, according to 33 CFR 

117.467(b), the draw of the Greater New 

Orleans Expressway Commission 

Causeway bascule bridge shall open on 

signal if at least three hours notice is 

given; except that the draw need not be 

open for the passage of vessels Monday 

through Fridays except Federal 

holidays, from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 

and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The draw will 

open on signal for any vessel in distress 

or vessel waiting immediately following 

the closures listed above. 

This deviation allows the bridge to 

remain closed to navigation for four (4) 

days from 6 a.m. on March 13, 2012 

through 6 p.m. on March 16, 2012. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

mainly of recreational vessels. The 

Coast Guard has coordinated the closure 

with other Coast Guard units. These 

dates and this schedule were chosen to 

minimize the effects on vessel traffic; 

however, vessels that may pass under 

the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 

position can do so any anytime. The 

bridge will not be able to open for 

emergencies. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35, 

this work will be performed with 

flexibility in order to return the bridge 

to normal operations as soon as 

possible. This deviation from the 

operating regulations is authorized 

under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: February 10, 2012. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4919 Filed 2–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

36 CFR Part 242 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. FWS–R7–SM–2011–0068; 

FXFR13350700640L6–123–FF07J00000] 

RIN 1018–AX95 

Subsistence Management Regulations 

for Public Lands in Alaska—Subpart CBoard Determinations; Rural 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture; 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule; extension of 

compliance date and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This final rule extends the 

compliance date for the final rule that 

revised the list of nonrural areas 

identified by the Federal Subsistence 

Board (Board). On May 7, 2007, the 

Board published a final rule changing 

the rural determination for several 

communities or areas in Alaska. These 

communities had five years following 

the date of publication to come into 

compliance. In 2009 the Secretary of the 

Interior initiated a review of the Federal 

Subsistence Program. An ensuing 

directive was for the Federal 

Subsistence Board to review its 

processes for determining the rural and 

nonrural status of communities. As a 

result, the Board has initiated a review 

of the rural determination process and 

the rural determination findings. The 

Board finds that it is in the public’s 

interest to extend the compliance date 

of the 2007 final rule until the review 

is complete or in 5 years, whichever 

comes first. 

DATES: Compliance: The compliance 

date for the final rule revising 36 CFR 

242.23 and 50 CFR 100.23 published 

May 7, 2007 (72 FR 25688), and 

effective June 6, 2007, is extended until 

either the rural determination process 

and findings review is completed or 5 

years, whichever comes first. We will 

publish a document announcing the 

compliance date in the Federal Register. 

Comments: Comments will be 

received until April 16, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Electronically: Go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

FWS–R7–SM–2011–0068, which is the 

docket number for this rulemaking. 

• By hard copy: U.S. mail or handdelivery to: USFWS, Office of 

Subsistence Management, 1011 East 

Tudor Road, MS 121, Attn: Theo 

Matuskowitz, Anchorage, AK 99503– 

6199, or hand delivery to the Designated 

Federal Official attending any of the 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Council public meetings. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

additional information on locations of 

the public meetings. 

We will post all comments on http://

www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chair, Federal Subsistence Board, c/o 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Attention: Peter J. Probasco, Office of 

Subsistence Management; (907) 786– 

3888 or subsistence@fws.gov. For 

questions specific to National Forest 

System lands, contact Steve Kessler, 

Regional Subsistence Program Leader, 

USDA, Forest Service, Alaska Region; 

(907) 743–9461 or skessler@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under Title VIII of the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C. 3111–3126), 

the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Secretary of Agriculture (Secretaries) 

jointly implement the Federal 

Subsistence Management Program 

(Program). This Program grants a 

preference for subsistence uses of fish 

and wildlife resources on Federal public 

lands and waters in Alaska. The 

Secretaries first published regulations to 

carry out this program in the Federal 

Register on May 29, 1992 (57 FR 22940). 

These regulations have subsequently 

been amended several times. This 

Program is a joint effort between Interior 

and Agriculture, as a result these 

regulations are located in two titles of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 

Title 36, ‘‘Parks, Forests, and Public 

Property,’’ and Title 50, ‘‘Wildlife and 

Fisheries,’’ at 36 CFR 242.1–28 and 50 

CFR 100.1–28, respectively. The 

regulations contain subparts as follows: 

Subpart A, General Provisions; Subpart 

B, Program Structure; Subpart C, Board 

Determinations; and Subpart D, 

Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife. 

Federal Subsistence Board 

Consistent with subpart B of these 

regulations, the Secretaries established a 

Federal Subsistence Board to administer 

the Federal Subsistence Management 

Program. The Board comprises: 


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