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navigation position from 8 a.m., 

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

2006. 

(b) The draw of the Southern Railway 

Bridge over the Tennessee River, mile 

470.7, at Hixon, Tennessee, shall open 

on signal 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. When the 

operator of a vessel returning through 

the draw within four hours informs the 

drawtender of the probable time of 

return, the drawtender shall return one 

half hour before the time specified and 

promptly open the draw on signal for 

the vessel without further notice. If the 

vessel giving notice fails to arrive within 

one hour after the arrival time specified, 

whether upbound or downbound, a 

second eight hours notice is required. 

Clearance gauges of a type acceptable to 

the Coast Guard shall be installed on 

both sides of the bridge. 

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

Steve Venckus, 

Chief, Office of Regulations & Administrative 

Law, Office of the Judge Advocate General, 

United States Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 05–21851 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–05–097] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations: 

Taunton River, MA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

deviation for the Brightman Street 

Bridge, at mile 1.8, across the Taunton 

River between Fall River and Somerset, 

Massachusetts. Under this temporary 

deviation the bridge may remain closed 

from 9 p.m. on December 2, 2005 

through 5 a.m. on December 12, 2005. 

The purpose of this temporary deviation 

is to facilitate scheduled bridge repairs. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

December 2, 2005 through December 12, 

2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (617) 223–8364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Brightman Street Bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 27 

feet at mean high water and 31 feet at 

mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.619(b). 

The owner of the bridge, 

Massachusetts Highway Department, 

requested a temporary deviation from 

the drawbridge operation regulations to 

facilitate scheduled bridge repairs. 

Under this temporary deviation the 

Brightman Street Bridge may remain 

closed from 9 p.m. on December 2, 2005 

through 5 a.m. on December 12, 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. 05–21855 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD01–05–099] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations: 

Jamaica Bay and Connecting 

Waterways, NY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast 

Guard District, has issued a temporary 

90-day deviation from the drawbridge 

operation regulations to test an alternate 

drawbridge operation regulation for the 

Beach Channel Railroad Bridge mile 6.7, 

across Jamaica Bay, New York. Under 

this temporary deviation, in effect from 

December 1, 2005 through February 28, 

2006, the bridge may remain closed 

during the commuter rail rush hours in 

the morning and afternoon, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The purpose of this temporary deviation 

is to test an alternate drawbridge 

operation schedule for 90 days and 

solicit comment from the public. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

December 1, 2005 through February 28, 

2006. Comments must reach the Coast 

Guard on or before March 31, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to 

Commander (obr), First Coast Guard 

District Bridge Branch, One South 

Street, Battery Park Building, New York, 

New York, 10004, or deliver them to the 

same address between 7 a.m. and 3 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except, 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

is (212) 668–7165. The First Coast 

Guard District, Bridge Branch, 

maintains the public docket for this 

rulemaking. Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents indicated in this preamble as 

being available in the docket, will 

become part of this docket and will be 

available for inspection or copying at 

the First Coast Guard District, Bridge 

Branch, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Request for Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments or related material. If you do 

so, please include your name and 

address, identify the docket number for 

this rulemaking (CGD01–05–099), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and give the reason for each 

comment. Please submit all comments 

and related material in an unbound 

format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, 

suitable for copying. If you would like 

to know if they reached us, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. We may 

change this rule in view of them. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy 

Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, at (212) 668–7195. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Beach 

Channel Railroad Bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 26 

feet at mean high water and 31 feet at 

mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations 

require the bridge to open on signal at 

all times. 

The bridge owner, New York City 

Transit, requested a change to the 

drawbridge operation regulations to 

allow the bridge to remain closed during 

the morning and afternoon commuter 

rail rush hours, from 6:45 a.m. to 8:20 

a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The Coast Guard decided to test the 

above proposed change to the 

drawbridge operation regulations for a 

period of 90 days to help determine if 

this proposed rule change will help 

facilitate commuter rail traffic and still 

meet the reasonable needs of navigation. 

Under this temporary 90-day 

deviation, effective from December 1, 

2005 through February 28, 2006, the 

Beach Channel Railroad Bridge need not