53070 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 7, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD05–05–108] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, 

Inside Thorofare, Ventnor City, NJ 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast 

Guard District, has approved a 

temporary deviation from the 

regulations governing the operation of 

the Dorset Avenue Bridge, at New Jersey 

Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) mile 72.1, 

across the Inside Thorofare at Ventnor 

City, New Jersey. To facilitate removal 

and replacement of deck lift spans, the 

temporary deviation would allow partial 

openings of the drawbridge. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. on October 3, 2005, to 11 p.m. on 

October 21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this 

document are available for inspection or 

copying at Commander (obr), 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. The telephone number 

is (757) 398–6422. Commander (obr), 

Fifth Coast Guard District maintains the 

public docket for this temporary 

deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Heyer, Bridge Management Specialist, 

Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398–

6629. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Dorset Avenue Bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 9 feet 

at mean high water and 12 feet at mean 

low water. 

A.P. Construction, Inc. on behalf of 

Atlantic County, which owns and 

operates this double-leaf bascule 

drawbridge, has requested a temporary 

deviation from the current operating 

regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.733(h) 

to facilitate deck repairs. 

During this temporary deviation, deck 

repairs will require immobilizing half of 

the draw span. From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. 

beginning on October 3, 2005 until and 

including October 21, 2005, single leaf 

openings will be provided on signal. 

Only double leaf openings will be 

provided from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. Full 

openings will be provided at any time 

when at least two hours advance notice 

is given to the bridge tender at (609) 

822–1805 or via marine radio on 

channel 13 VHF. At all other times, the 

draw shall open on signal. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), 

this work will be performed with all due 

speed in order to return the bridge to 

normal operation as soon as possible. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35. 

Dated: August 23, 2005. 

Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., 

Chief, Bridge Administration Branch Fifth 

Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 05–17715 Filed 9–6–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[COTP Lower Mississippi River–05–008] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River 

(LMR), Greenville, MS 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

certain waters of the Lower Mississippi 

River. This safety zone is needed to 

protect persons and vessels from the 

potential safety hazards associated with 

the New Greenville Bridge construction. 

Entry into this zone is prohibited to all 

vessels and mariners unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

(COTP) Lower Mississippi River or a 

designated representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from July 

18, 2005, until November 14, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket [COTP Lower 

Mississippi River–05–008] and are 

available for inspection or copying at 

Sector Lower Mississippi River, 2 

Auction Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, 

38105 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief Warrant Officer Ray Bartlett, 

Sector Lower Mississippi River 

Waterways Management Branch, at 

(901) 544–3912 extension 2227. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

We did not publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this 

regulation. Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the 

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists 

for not publishing an NPRM, and under 

5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Publishing an NPRM and 

delaying its effective date would be 

contrary to public interest because 

immediate action is needed to protect 

vessels and mariners from the safety 

hazards associated with the New 

Greenville Bridge construction. The 

Coast Guard first learned on July 6, 2005 

that there would be construction and a 

need for a safety zone. 

Background and Purpose 

On July 06, 2005, U.S. Coast Guard 

Sector Lower Mississippi River was 

notified by the contractor (Massman/ 

Traylor, a Joint Venture) that the New 

Greenville Bridge (mile 529.8) would be 

having deck plates installed from a 

crane on a barge. COTP Lower 

Mississippi River consulted the Lower 

Mississippi River Commission (LOMRC) 

to analyze impacts to commercial traffic 

in the vicinity of the New Greenville 

Bridge and determine that this safety 

zone is needed to protect the 

construction crews, vessels, and 

mariners from the additional 

construction hazards associated with 

the installation of the deck plates using 

a crane located on a barge in the river 

under the bridge. 

Discussion of Rule 

The Coast Guard is establishing a 

temporary safety zone for all waters of 

the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) from 

mile marker 529.8 to mile marker 532.3 

extending the entire width of the river. 

This safety zone is needed to protect 

persons and vessels from the potential 

safety hazards associated with the crane 

lifting deck plates into position during 

the bridge construction. Entry into this 

zone is prohibited to all vessels and 

mariners unless specifically authorized 

by the COTP Lower Mississippi River or 

a designated representative. Specific 

dates and times for river closures will be 

announced via Safety Marine 

Information Broadcast (SMIB) and are 

expected to last for a period of eight 

hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

The COTP Lower Mississippi River 

may be contacted by telephone at (901) 

544–3912 extension 2124. The COTP 

Lower Mississippi River or a designated 

representative will inform the public 

through Broadcast Notice to Mariners of 

changes in the effective period for the 

safety zone. This rule is effective from 

July 18, 2005 until November 14, 2005.