66258 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Rules and Regulations 

§ 558.342 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 558.342 is amended in 

paragraph (e)(1)(vii) in the table in the 

‘‘Sponsor’’ column by adding in 

numerical sequence ‘‘021641’’. 

Dated: October 13, 2005. 

Stephen F. Sundlof, 

Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine. 

[FR Doc. 05–21808 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–05–098] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations: 

Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills, English 

Kills, and Their Tributaries, 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 drawbridge operation 

regulations for the Metropolitan Avenue 

Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at 

New York City, New York. Under this 

temporary deviation the bridge may 

remain in the closed position from 

November 14, 2005 through November 

20, 2005. This temporary deviation is 

necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge 

maintenance. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

November 14, 2005 through November 

20, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (212) 668–7195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Metropolitan Avenue Bridge has a 

vertical clearance in the closed position 

of 10 feet at mean high water and 15 feet 

at mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.801(e). 

The owner of the bridge, New York 

City Department of Transportation 

(NYCDOT), requested a temporary 

deviation from the drawbridge operation 

regulations to facilitate scheduled 

bridge repairs. 

Under this temporary deviation the 

NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue Bridge 

may remain in the closed position from 

November 14, 2005 through November 

20, 2005. 

This deviation from the operating 

regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 

117.35, and will be performed with all 

due speed in order to return the bridge 

to normal operation as soon as possible. 

Dated: October 25, 2005. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 05–21850 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD08–05–041] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing 

the regulation governing the Chief John 

Ross Drawbridge, mile 464.1, across the 

Tennessee River at Chattanooga, 

Tennessee. Under the temporary 

change, the drawbridge need not open 

for river traffic and may remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position from 8 

a.m., December 1, 2005 until 8 a.m., July 

1, 2006. This temporary change will 

allow the drawbridge to be maintained 

in the closed-to-navigation position to 

allow major repair work to be performed 

on the bridge. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m., 

December 1, 2005 through 8 a.m., July 

1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents indicated in this preamble as 

being available in the docket, are part of 

docket [CGD08–05–041] and are 

available for inspection or copying at 

room 2.107f in the Robert A. Young 

Federal Building, Eighth Coast Guard 

District, 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, 

MO 63103–2831 between 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge 

Administrator, (314) 539–3900, 

extension 2378. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory Information 

On August 25, 2005, we published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

entitled Drawbridge Operation 

Regulation; Tennessee River, 

Chattanooga, TN in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 49900). We received no letters 

commenting on the proposed rule. No 

public meeting was requested, and none 

was held. 

Background and Purpose 

On February 11, 2005, the State of 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation requested a temporary 

change to the operation of the Chief 

John Ross Drawbridge, across the 

Tennessee River, mile 464.1, at 

Chattanooga, Tennessee to allow the 

drawbridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position for seven months to 

perform major repairs to the bridge. The 

drawbridge has a vertical clearance of 

58.7 feet above normal pool in the 

closed-to-navigation position. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

primarily of commercial tows and 

recreational watercraft that will be 

minimally impacted by the closure 

period. Presently, the draw opens on 

signal for the passage of river traffic 

when the vertical clearance beneath the 

draw is 50 feet or less. When the vertical 

clearance beneath the draw is more than 

50 feet, at least eight hours notice is 

required. 

The Tennessee Department of 

Transportation requested the 

drawbridge be permitted to remain in 

the closed-to-navigation position from 8 

a.m., December 1, 2005, until 8 a.m., 

July 1, 2006. This temporary change to 

the drawbridge’s schedule has been 

coordinated with the commercial 

waterway operators. 

Discussion of Comments and Changes 

We received no comments on the 

NPRM, and have made no changes from 

the proposed rule. 

Regulatory Evaluation 

This rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the 

regulatory policies and procedures of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

The Coast Guard expects this 

temporary change will have minimal 

economic impact on commercial traffic 

operating on the Tennessee River. There 

is sufficient height, when the 

drawbridge is closed, to allow for the 

vast majority of commercial users to 

pass. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered