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event, the bridge will not be able to 

open for emergencies. 

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: April 8, 2015. 

Eric A. Washburn, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08488 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0259] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Chef Menteur Pass, Lake Catherine, LA 

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 the U.S. Highway 

90 swing highway bridge across the 

Chef Menteur Pass, mile 2.8, at Lake 

Catherine, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. 

The deviation is necessary to ensure the 

safety of participants in the Ochsner 

Ironman 70.3 New Orleans event as they 

travel across the bridge as part of the 

bike and run courses. This deviation 

allows the bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position 

continuously during the event. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. through 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 

19, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2015–0259] 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 rulemaking. You 

may also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 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 

deviation, call or email Geri Robinson, 

Bridge Administration Branch, Coast 

Guard, telephone (504) 671–2128, email 

geri.a.robinson@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Cheryl F. Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard received a request for a 

temporary deviation for the U.S. 

Highway 90 swing bridge crossing the 

Chef Menteur Pass, mile 2.8, at Lake 

Catherine, Orleans Parish, Louisiana to 

remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position for a six-hour period during the 

Ochsner Ironman 70.3, on April 19, 

2015. The bridge owner also received a 

request to close the bridge to all traffic 

during the Ironman event, which was 

approved. The bridge provides 10 feet 

vertical clearance in the closed-tonavigation position at mean high water. 

Currently, according to 33 CFR 117.436, 

the draw of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge, 

mile 2.8, shall open on signal; except 

that, from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays, 

the draw need open only for the passage 

of vessels. The draw shall open at any 

time for a vessel in distress. This 

deviation allows the draw span of the 

bridge to remain closed to navigation 

between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday, 

April 19, 2015, while the Ironman 

participants travel across the bridge as 

part of the bike and race courses. 

Navigation on the waterway consists of 

mainly commercial fishermen and 

sportsman fishermen. As a result of 

coordination between the Coast Guard 

and the waterway users, it has been 

determined that this closure will not 

have a significant effect on these 

vessels. The Coast Guard will inform 

users through the Local and Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners of the closure period. 

There is an alternate route available via 

the Rigolets Pass to vessel traffic. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

in the closed-to-navigation position can 

do so at any time. For the duration of 

the event, the bridge will not be able to 

open for emergencies. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35, 

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: April 8, 2015. 

Eric Washburn, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08487 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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