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technical standards (e.g., specifications 

of materials, performance, design, or 

operation; test methods; sampling 

procedures; and related management 

systems practices) that are developed or 

adopted by voluntary consensus 

standards bodies. 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01, and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD 

which guides the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions which do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment because it 

simply promulgates the operating 

regulations or procedures for 

drawbridges. We seek any comments or 

information that may lead to the 

discovery of a significant environmental 

impact from this rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 117 

Bridges. 

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; 33 CFR 1.05–1; 

and Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Revise § 117.999 to read as follows: 

§ 117.999 Blackwater River. 

The draw of the S189 bridge, mile 9.2 

at South Quay, need not be opened for 

the passage of vessels. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

William D. Lee, 

Rear Admiral, United States Coast Guard, 

Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0217] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Willamette River, Portland, OR 

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 Broadway 

Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 

11.7, at Portland, OR. This deviation is 

necessary to accommodate the Bridge to 

Brews foot race scheduled for April 15, 

2012. This deviation allows the bridge 

to remain in the closed position to allow 

safe movement of event participants. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

8 a.m. on April 15, 2012 through 

11:15 a.m. April 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0217 and are available online by going 

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

USCG–2012–0217 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 the Bridge Administrator, Coast 

Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 

206–220–7282 email randall.d.overton@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Multnomah County has requested that 

the Broadway Bascule Bridge remain 

closed to vessel traffic to facilitate safe, 

uninterrupted roadway passage of 

participants of the Bridge to Brews 

event. The Bridge to Brews event is an 

annual 8–10K footrace held in Portland, 

OR. The race course passes over the 

Broadway Bridge. The Broadway Bridge 

crosses the Willamette River at mile 

11.7 and provides 90 feet of vertical 

clearance above Columbia River Datum 

0.0 while in the closed position. Vessels 

which do not require a bridge opening 

may continue to transit beneath the 

bridge during this closure period. Under 

normal conditions this bridge operates 

in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897 

which allows for the bridge to remain 

closed between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 

4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through 

Friday and also requires advance 

notification when a bridge opening is 

needed. This deviation period is from 

8 a.m. on April 15, 2012 through 

11:15 a.m. April 15, 2012. The deviation 

allows the bascule span of the Broadway 

Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 

11.7, to remain in the closed position 

and need not open for maritime traffic 

from 8 a.m. through 11:15 a.m. on April 

15, 2012. The bridge shall operate in 

accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all 

other times. Waterway usage on this 

stretch of the Willamette River includes 

vessels ranging from commercial tug 

and barge to small pleasure craft. 

Mariners will be notified and kept 

informed of the bridge’s operational 

status via the Coast Guard Notice to 

Mariners publication and Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners as appropriate. The 

draw span will be required to open, if 

needed, for vessels engaged in 

emergency response operations during 

this closure period. 

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: March 19, 2012. 

Randall D. Overton, 

Bridge Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0230] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Sacramento River, Isleton, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

regulation that governs the Isleton 

Drawbridge across Sacramento River, 

mile 18.7, at Isleton, CA. The deviation 

is necessary to allow California 

Department of Transportation to paint 

and perform routine maintenance on the 

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single leaf operation of the double leaf 

bascule style drawbridge during the 

project. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m., April 20, 2012, to 6 p.m. on June 

18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of the docket USCG– 

2012–0230 and are available online by 

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

inserting USCG–2012–0230 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 David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge 

Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; 

telephone 510–437–3516, email 

David.H.Sulouff@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 

California Department of Transportation 

has requested a temporary change to the 

operation of the Isleton Drawbridge, 

mile 18.7, over Sacramento River, at 

Isleton, CA. The drawbridge navigation 

span provides a vertical clearance of 15 

feet above Mean High Water in the 

closed-to-navigation position. The draw 

opens on signal from May 1 through 

October 31 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 

from November 1 through April 30 from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. At all other times the 

draw shall open on signal if at least four 

hours notice is given to the drawtender 

at the Rio Vista bridge across the 

Sacramento River, mile 12.8, as required 

by 33 CFR 117.189(a). Navigation on the 

waterway is commercial and 

recreational. 

Either leaf of the double bascule 

drawspan may be secured in the closedto-navigation position from 7 a.m., April 

20, 2012 to 6 p.m. on June 18, 2012, to 

allow Caltrans to conduct painting and 

maintenance on the bridge. The 

opposite leaf will continue to operate 

normally, providing unlimited vertical 

clearance and 83 feet horizontal 

clearance between leafs. A work 

platform will be installed below the 

secured leaf, reducing vertical clearance 

by 6 feet. This temporary deviation has 

been coordinated with waterway users. 

No objections to the proposed 

temporary deviation were raised. 

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: March 23, 2102. 

D.H. Sulouff, 

District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard 

District. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2012–0037] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Matlacha Bridge 

Construction, Matlacha Pass, 

Matlacha, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone on 

the waters of Matlacha Pass in the 

vicinity of the Matlacha Bridge in 

Matlacha, Florida. The safety zone will 

be enforced during construction of the 

Matlacha Bridge from Monday, March 

12, 2012 through Tuesday, April 10, 

2012. The safety zone is necessary to 

protect life and property on navigable 

waters of the United States during the 

Matlacha Bridge construction. Persons 

and vessels are prohibited from 

entering, transiting through, anchoring 

in, or remaining within the safety zone 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port St. Petersburg or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 7 a.m. 

on March 12, 2012 through 7 p.m. on 

April 10, 2012. This rule will be 

enforced daily from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. 

on March 12, 2012 through April 10, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2012– 

0037 and are available online by going 

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

USCG–2012–0037 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 temporary 

final rule, call or email Marine Science 

Technician First Class Nolan L. 

Ammons, Sector St. Petersburg 

Prevention Department, Coast Guard; 

telephone 813–228–2191, email D07- 

SMB-Tampa-WWM@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

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)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because the 

Coast Guard did not receive notice of 

this stage of the Matlacha Bridge 

construction until February 6, 2012. As 

a result, the Coast Guard did not have 

sufficient time to publish an NPRM and 

to receive public comments prior to 

construction operations to install the 

new bascule leaf on the Matlacha 

Bridge. Any delay in the effective date 

of this rule would be contrary to the 

public interest because immediate 

action is needed to minimize potential 

danger to the public during the bridge 

construction. 

For the same reason discussed above, 

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. 

Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the rule is the 

Coast Guard’s authority to establish 

regulated navigation areas and other 

limited access areas: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 

U.S.C. Chapter 701, 3306, 3703; 50 

U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 

6.04–6, 160.5; Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 

2064; Department of Homeland Security 

Delegation No. 0170.1. 

The purpose of the rule is to protect 

life and property on navigable waters of 

the United States during the Matlacha 

Bridge construction. 


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