17080 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 

[FR Doc. E9–8370 Filed 4–13–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 97 

[Docket No. 30660 Amdt. No. 3316] 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle Departure Procedures; 

Miscellaneous Amendments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This establishes, amends, 

suspends, or revokes Standard 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

(SIAPs) and associated Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle Departure 

Procedures for operations at certain 

airports. These regulatory actions are 

needed because of the adoption of new 

or revised criteria, or because of changes 

occurring in the National Airspace 

System, such as the commissioning of 

new navigational facilities, adding new 

obstacles, or changing air traffic 

requirements. These changes are 

designed to provide safe and efficient 

use of the navigable airspace and to 

promote safe flight operations under 

instrument flight rules at the affected 

airports. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 14, 

2009. The compliance date for each 

SIAP, associated Takeoff Minimums, 

and ODP is specified in the amendatory 

provisions. 

The incorporation by reference of 

certain publications listed in the 

regulations is approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register as of April 14, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Availability of matters 

incorporated by reference in the 

amendment is as follows: 

For Examination— 

1. FAA Rules Docket, FAA 

Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located; 

3. The National Flight Procedures 

Office, 6500 South MacArthur Blvd., 

Oklahoma City, OK 73169, or 

4. The National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For 

information on the availability of this 

material at NARA, call 202–741–6030, 

or go to: http://www.archives.gov/ 

federal_register/ 

code_of_federal_regulations/ 

ibr_locations.html. 

Availability—All SIAPs and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs are available 

online free of charge. Visit http:// 

www.nfdc.faa.gov to register. 

Additionally, individual SIAP and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP copies may 

be obtained from: 

1. FAA Public Inquiry Center (APA– 

200), FAA Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; or 

2. The FAA Regional Office of the 

region in which the affected airport is 

located. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Harry J. Hodges, Flight Procedure 

Standards Branch (AFS–420), Flight 

Technologies and Programs Divisions, 

Flight Standards Service, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Mike 

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500 

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, 

OK 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box 

25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125), 

Telephone: (405) 954–4164. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

amends Title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR part 97), by 

establishing, amending, suspending, or 

revoking SIAPS, Takeoff Minimums 

and/or ODPS. The complete regulators 

description of each SIAP and its 

associated Takeoff Minimums or ODP 

for an identified airport is listed on FAA 

form documents which are incorporated 

by reference in this amendment under 5 

U.S.C. 552(a), 1 CFR part 51, and 14 

CFR part 97.20. The applicable FAA 

Forms are FAA Forms 8260–3, 8260–4, 

8260–5, 8260–15A, and 8260–15B when 

required by an entry on 8260–15A. 

The large number of SIAPs, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs, in addition to 

their complex nature and the need for 

a special format make publication in the 

Federal Register expensive and 

impractical. Furthermore, airmen do not 

use the regulatory text of the SIAPs, 

Takeoff Minimums or ODPs, but instead 

refer to their depiction on charts printed 

by publishers of aeronautical materials. 

The advantages of incorporation by 

reference are realized and publication of 

the complete description of each SIAP, 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP listed on 

FAA forms is unnecessary. This 

amendment provides the affected CFR 

sections and specifies the types of SIAPs 

and the effective dates of the associated 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs. This 

amendment also identifies the airport 

and its location, the procedure, and the 

amendment number. 

The Rule 

This amendment to 14 CFR part 97 is 

effective upon publication of each 

separate SIAP, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODP as contained in the transmittal. 

Some SIAP and Takeoff Minimums and 

textual ODP amendments may have 

been issued previously by the FAA in a 

Flight Data Center (FDC) Notice to 

Airmen (NOTAM) as an emergency 

action of immediate flight safety relating 

directly to published aeronautical 

charts. The circumstances which 

created the need for some SIAP and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODP 

amendments may require making them 

effective in less than 30 days. For the 

remaining SIAPS and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPS, an effective date 

at least 30 days after publication is 

provided. 

Further, the SIAPs and Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPS contained in this 

amendment are based on the criteria 

contained in the U.S. Standard for 

Terminal Instrument Procedures 

(TERPS). In developing these SIAPS and 

Takeoff Minimums and ODPs, the 

TERPS criteria were applied to the 

conditions existing or anticipated at the 

affected airports. Because of the close 

and immediate relationship between 

these SIAPs, Takeoff Minimums and 

ODPs, and safety in air commerce, I find 

that notice and public procedures before 

adopting these SIAPS, Takeoff 

Minimums and ODPs are impracticable 

and contrary to the public interest and, 

where applicable, that good cause exists 

for making some SIAPs effective in less 

than 30 days. 

Conclusion 

The FAA has determined that this 

regulation only involves an established 

body of technical regulations for which 

frequent and routine amendments are 

necessary to keep them operationally 

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 

‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) 

does not warrant preparation of a 

regulatory evaluation, as the anticipated 

impact is so minimal. For the same 

reason, the FAA certifies that this 

amendment will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 97 

Air Traffic Control, Airports, 

Incorporation by reference, and 

Navigation (Air). 

Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 70 / Tuesday, April 14, 2009 / Rules and Regulations 17081 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 3, 2009. 

John M. Allen, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

Adoption of the Amendment 

■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority 

delegated to me, Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations, Part 97 (14 CFR 

part 97) is amended by establishing, 

amending, suspending, or revoking 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures and/or Takeoff Minimums 

and/or Obstacle Departure Procedures 

effective at 0902 UTC on the dates 

specified, as follows: 

PART 97—STANDARD INSTRUMENT 

APPROACH PROCEDURES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 97 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106, 

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44701, 

44719, 44721–44722. 

■ 2. Part 97 is amended to read as 

follows: 

Effective 07 MAY 2009 

Iliamna, AK, Iliamna, RNAV (GPS) RWY 25, 

Amdt 1 

Iliamna, AK, Iliamna, RNAV (GPS) RWY 35, 

Amdt 1 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

GPS RWY 16, Orig, CANCELLED 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

GPS RWY 34, Orig, CANCELLED 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, Orig 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, Orig 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, 

Amdt 1 

Davis Woodland Winter, CA, Yolo County, 

VOR RWY 34, Orig-A, CANCELLED 

Davis, CA, University, RNAV (GPS) RWY 17, 

Orig 

Davis, CA, University, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

Davis, CA, University, VOR OR GPS RWY 16, 

Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, GPS RWY 25, 

Orig, CANCELLED 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 25, Orig 

Rio Vista, CA, Rio Vista Muni, VOR/DME–A, 

Amdt 1 

Woodland, CA, Watts-Woodland, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 36, Orig 

Woodland, CA, Watts-Woodland, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

Woodland, CA, Watts-Woodland, VOR/DME– 

A, Amdt 5 

Montrose, CO, Montrose Rgnl, ILS OR LOC/ 

DME RWY 17, Amdt 2 

Bartow, FL, Bartow Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

5, Orig 

Bartow, FL, Bartow Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

9L, Amdt 1 

Bartow, FL, Bartow Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

23, Orig 

Bartow, FL, Bartow Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

27R, Amdt 1 

Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 12, Orig 

Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 30, Orig 

Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 36, Amdt 1 

Burlington, IA, Southeast Iowa Rgnl, VOR 

RWY 30, Amdt 13 

Council Bluffs, IA, Council Bluffs Muni, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 14, Amdt 1 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 4, Amdt 2 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 22, Amdt 21 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, NDB RWY 

22, Amdt 13 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 4, Orig 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 22, Orig 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, RADAR–1, 

Amdt 6 

Evansville, IN, Evansville Rgnl, VOR RWY 4, 

Amdt 6 

Flemingsburg, KY, Fleming-Mason, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Williamsburg, KY, Williamsburg-Whitley 

County, RNAV (GPS) RWY 2, Amdt 1 

Williamsburg, KY, Williamsburg-Whitley 

County, VOR/DME RWY 20, Orig 

Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom Fld, 

NDB RWY 29, Amdt 7 

Bedford, MA, Laurence G. Hanscom Fld, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 29, Orig 

Falmouth, MA, Cape Cod Coast Guard Air 

Station, TACAN RWY 5, Amdt 1 

Falmouth, MA, Cape Cod Coast Guard Air 

Station, TACAN RWY 14, Amdt 1 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, GPS 

RWY 33, Orig-C, CANCELLED 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 6, Amdt 1 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 24, Amdt 15D 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 6, Orig 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 24, Orig 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 33, Orig 

Nantucket, MA, Nantucket Memorial, VOR 

RWY 24, Amdt 14 

Northampton, MA, Northampton, GPS RWY 

14, Orig, CANCELLED 

Northampton, MA, Northampton, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 14, Orig 

Northampton, MA, Northampton, VOR–A, 

Amdt 5 

Rangeley, ME, Rangeley Lake SPB, NDB–B, 

Amdt 1 

Rangeley, ME, Rangeley Lake SPB, RNAV 

(GPS)–C, Orig 

Rangeley, ME, Steven A. Bean Muni, NDB– 

A, Amdt 5 

Rangeley, ME, Steven A. Bean Muni, RNAV 

(GPS)–D, Orig 

Wiscasset, ME, Wiscasset, NDB RWY 25, 

Amdt 5B, CANCELLED 

Benton Harbor, MI, Southwest Michigan 

Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig 

Benton Harbor, MI, Southwest Michigan 

Rgnl, VOR RWY 9, Amdt 9 

Detroit, MI, Coleman A. Young Muni, NDB 

RWY 15, Amdt 23 

Gaylord, MI, Gaylord Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Ironwood, MI, Gogebic-Iron County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 9, Orig 

Ironwood, MI, Gogebic-Iron County, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 27, Orig 

Ironwood, MI, Gogebic-Iron County, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 6 

Ironwood, MI, Gogebic-Iron County, VOR/ 

DME RWY 9, Amdt 13 

Ironwood, MI, Gogebic-Iron County, VOR/ 

DME RWY 27, Amdt 9 

Benson, MN, Benson Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Fairmont, MN, Fairmont Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 13, Orig 

Fairmont, MN, Fairmont Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 31, Orig 

Fairmont, MN, Fairmont Muni, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 3 

Fairmont, MN, Fairmont Muni, VOR RWY 

13, Amdt 5 

Fairmont, MN, Fairmont Muni, VOR RWY 

31, Amdt 8 

Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca CoGordon Newstrom, GPS RWY 16, Orig, 

CANCELLED 

Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca CoGordon Newstrom, RNAV (GPS) RWY 16, 

Orig 

Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca CoGordon Newstrom, RNAV (GPS) RWY 34, 

Orig 

Grand Rapids, MN, Grand Rapids/Itasca CoGordon Newstrom, VOR RWY 34, Amdt 11 

International Falls, MN, Falls Intl, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 31, Amdt 10 

Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine 

(Janes Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 9, Orig 

Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine 

(Janes Field), RNAV (GPS) RWY 18, Orig 

Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine 

(Janes Field), VOR RWY 9, Amdt 12 

Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine 

(Janes Field), VOR/DME RWY 27, Amdt 5 

Minneapolis, MN, Anoka County-Blaine 

(Janes Field), VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS 

RWY 18, Amdt 3A, CANCELLED 

Tower, MN, Tower Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

8, Orig 

Tower, MN, Tower Muni, RNAV (GPS) RWY 

26, Orig 

Tower, MN, Tower Muni, Takeoff Minimums 

and Obstacle DP, Orig 

Columbia, MO, Columbia Rgnl, ILS OR LOC/ 

DME RWY 2, Amdt 14 

Clarksdale, MS, Fletcher Field, NDB RWY 36, 

Amdt 9A, CANCELLED 

Greenville, MS, Mid Delta Rgnl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 36L, Orig-A 

Asheville, NC, Asheville Regional, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 8 

Currituck, NC, Currituck County Regional, 

GPS RWY 5, Orig, CANCELLED 

Currituck, NC, Currituck County Regional, 

RNAV (GPS) RWY 5, Orig 

Currituck, NC, Currituck County Regional, 

Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 

1 

Currituck, NC, Currituck County Regional, 

VOR/DME–A, Amdt 1 

Roxboro, NC, Person County, GPS RWY 6, 

Orig, CANCELLED 

Roxboro, NC, Person County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 6, Orig 

Roxboro, NC, Person County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 24, Orig-A 

Winston-Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, GPS 

RWY 15, Orig-B, CANCELLED 

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Winston-Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, GPS 

RWY 33, Orig-B, CANCELLED 

Winston-Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 33, Amdt 29 

Winston-Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 15, Orig 

Winston-Salem, NC, Smith Reynolds, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 33, Orig 

Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, GPS RWY 25, 

Orig-A, CANCELLED 

Lebanon, NH, Lebanon Muni, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 25, Orig 

Southampton, NY, Southampton Heliport, 

COPTER RNAV (GPS) 190, Orig 

Southampton, NY, Southampton Heliport, 

COPTER VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS 187, 

Orig, CANCELLED 

Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, GPS RWY 

17, Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, GPS RWY 

35, Amdt 1, CANCELLED 

Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 17, Orig 

Zelienople, PA, Zelienople Muni, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 35, Orig 

Moncks Corner, SC, Berkeley County, VOR/ 

DME–A, Orig 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, GPS RWY 

2, Orig, CANCELLED 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, GPS RWY 

20, Orig-A, CANCELLED 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, ILS OR 

LOC RWY 2, Amdt 8 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 2, Orig 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, RNAV 

(GPS) RWY 20, Orig 

Jackson, TN, McKellar-Sipes Rgnl, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, ILS OR LOC 

RWY 20R, Amdt 9 

Nashville, TN, Nashville Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 20R, Amdt 1 

Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, GPS RWY 17, 

Orig-A, CANCELLED 

Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, NDB RWY 35, 

Amdt 2 

Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 17, Orig 

Falfurrias, TX, Brooks County, Takeoff 

Minimums and Obstacle DP, Amdt 1 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 8L, ILS RWY 

8L (CAT II), ILS RWY 8L (CAT III), Amdt 

2 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 8R, Amdt 23 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 9, Amdt 8 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 26L, ILS RWY 

26L (CAT II), ILS RWY 26L (CAT III), Amdt 

19 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 26R, ILS RWY 

26R (CAT II), ILS RWY 26R (CAT III), 

Amdt 2 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, ILS OR LOC RWY 27, ILS RWY 

27 (CATII), ILS RWY 27 (CAT III), Amdt 

7 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 8L, Amdt 3 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 8R, Amdt 2 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 9, Amdt 3 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 26L, Amdt 

2 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 26R, Amdt 

2 

Houston, TX, George Bush Intercontinental/ 

Houston, RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 27, Amdt 2 

Oak Harbor, WA, A J Eisenberg, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 7, Amdt 2B 

Seattle, WA, Boeing Field/King County Intl, 

RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 13R, Orig-B 

Spokane, WA, Spokane Intl, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 25, Amdt 2A 

Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Narrows, GPS RWY 

35, Orig-A, CANCELLED 

Tacoma, WA, Tacoma Narrows, RNAV (GPS) 

RWY 35, Orig 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[USCG–2008–0995] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), Beach 

Thorofare, Atlantic City, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing 

the drawbridge operation regulations of 

the Route 30 Bridge, at ICW mile 67.2, 

across Beach Thorofare at Atlantic City, 

NJ. This will allow the drawbridge to 

open on signal every hour during high 

transit periods during summer months 

and operate on an advance notice basis 

at all other times. The change will result 

in more efficient use of the bridge. 

DATES: This rule is effective May 14, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and related 

materials received from the public, as 

well as documents mentioned in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket, are part of docket USCG–2008– 

0995 and are available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov. This 

material is also available for inspection 

or copying at two locations: 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 and the 

Commander (dpb), Fifth Coast Guard 

District, Federal Building, 1st Floor, 431 

Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 

23704–5004 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call 

Terrance Knowles, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Fifth Coast Guard 

District, at (757) 398–6587. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Renee V. 

Wright, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

On October 6, 2008, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

entitled ‘‘Drawbridge Operation 

Regulations; Intracoastal Waterway 

(ICW), Beach Thorofare, Atlantic City, 

NJ’’ in the Federal Register (73 FR 

58070). We received no comments on 

the published NPRM. No public meeting 

was requested, and none was held. 

Background and Purpose 

The New Jersey Department of 

Transportation (NJDOT) is responsible 

for the operation of the Route 30 Bridge, 

at ICW mile 67.2, across Beach 

Thorofare at Atlantic City, NJ. In the 

closed-to-navigation position, the Route 

30 Bridge has a vertical clearance of 20 

feet, above mean high water. 

The existing operating regulation is 

set out in 33 CFR § 117.733(e) which 

requires the draw to open on signal 

except that, year-round from 11 p.m. to 

7 a.m. and from November 1 through 

March 31, from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., the 

draw need only open if at least four 

hours’ notice is given. 

The NJDOT requested changes to the 

existing regulations for the Route 30 

Bridge in an effort to provide more 

scheduled openings to accommodate the 

ever-increasing casino workforce and 

tourists and by limiting the number of 

on signal openings to minimize 

vehicular traffic delays and accidents 

that may result from backups due to 

more frequent vessel openings, by 

requiring scheduled hourly openings of 

draw span during the spring and 

summer months and to operate on an 

advance notice basis in the fall and 

winter months. 

A review of the bridge logs for the 

past three years supplied by NJDOT 

revealed the morning rush (7 a.m. to 9 

a.m.) is averaging a total of 11 openings/ 

year from June through September and 

the evening rush (4 p.m. to 6 p.m.) is 

averaging a total of 15 openings/year 

from June through September. The 

average daily traffic count from 7 a.m. 

and 8 p.m. for the same period revealed 

between 700 and 3,800 vehicles. This