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and powerboats. The bridge will be able 

to open for emergencies, if necessary. 

The Intracoastal Waterway—Morgan 

City to Port Allen Route and the 

Landside Route, including Bayou Boeuf, 

are alternate waterway routes for vessels 

not requiring greater than a 12 foot draft. 

Based on experience and coordination 

with waterway users, it has been 

determined that these closures will not 

have a significant effect on vessels that 

use the waterway. 

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. 

Dated: February 23, 2012. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5971 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0124] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New 

Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), 

Point Pleasant Canal, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

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 Route 88/ 

Veterans Memorial Bridge across Point 

Pleasant Canal, NJICW mile 3.0, at Point 

Pleasant, NJ. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain closed-to-navigation in 

order to facilitate barrier gate 

replacement and extensive electrical 

remedial work on the bridge. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. on March 19, 2012 through 5 p.m. 

on March 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket USCG–2012–0124 and are 

available online by going to 

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting 

USCG–2012–0124 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 

box and then 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 or 

email Mr. Jim Rousseau, Bridge 

Administration Branch, Fifth Coast 

Guard District; telephone 757–398– 

6557, email 

James.L.Rousseau2@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 New 

Jersey Department of Transportation 

(NJDOT) owns and operates the verticallift span of the Route 88/Veterans 

Memorial Bridge across Point Pleasant 

Canal along the NJICW, in Point 

Pleasant, NJ. The bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position to 

vessels of 10 feet, above mean high 

water. The current operating regulations 

are outlined at 33 CFR 117.5, which 

require the bridge to open when a 

request or signal to open is given. 

The contractor, Agate Construction on 

behalf of NJDOT, has requested a 

temporary deviation to the existing 

regulations for the Route 88/Veterans 

Memorial Bridge to facilitate necessary 

repairs. The repairs consist of the 

replacement of bridge traffic control 

devices (barrier gates) and extensive 

electrical remedial work. Under this 

deviation, the vertical-lift span of the 

drawbridge will be maintained in the 

closed-to-navigation position from 

7 a.m. on March 19, 2012, through 

5 p.m. on March 23, 2012. 

Bridge opening data, supplied by 

NJDOT and reviewed by the Coast 

Guard, revealed that the bridge opened 

for vessels 1 and 0 times during the 

months of March 2010 and 2011 

respectively. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterway through our Local 

and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the 

closure period so that vessels can 

arrange their transits to minimize any 

impact caused by the temporary 

deviation. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

without a bridge opening may continue 

to do so at anytime. The Atlantic Ocean 

is an alternate route for vessels with 

mast heights greater than 10 feet. In the 

event of an emergency, the drawbridge 

will not be able to open for vessels. 

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 regulation 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5978 Filed 3–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0122] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Hutchinson River, Bronx, 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 Amtrak Pelham Bay 

Railroad Bridge, mile 0.5, across the 

Hutchinson River at the Bronx, New 

York. The deviation is necessary to 

facilitate scheduled maintenance at the 

bridge. This deviation allows the bridge 

to remain in the closed position for four 

days. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

10 p.m. on March 16, 2012 through 

4 a.m. on March 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0122 and are available online at 

www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG– 

2012–0122 in the ‘‘Keyword’’ 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 Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project 

Officer, First Coast Guard District, 

judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or telephone 

(212) 668–7165. If you have questions 

on viewing the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Amtrak Pelham Bay Railroad Bridge, 

across the Hutchinson River, mile 0.5, at 

the Bronx, New York, has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 8 feet 

at mean high water and 15 feet at mean 


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