56898 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 193 / Friday, October 5, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: September 26, 2007. 

Bernadette Dunham, 

Deputy Director, Center for Veterinary 

Medicine. 

[FR Doc. E7–19732 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4160–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. CGD08–07–022] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Milhomme Bayou, Stephensville, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District, has issued a 

temporary deviation from the regulation 

governing the operation of the 

Stephensville Bridge across Milhomme 

Bayou, mile 12.2, at Stephensville, St. 

Martin Parish, Louisiana. This deviation 

will test a change to the drawbridge 

operation schedule to determine 

whether a permanent change to the 

schedule is needed. The deviation will 

allow the draw of the Stephensville 

Bridge to open on signal if at least one 

hour of advance notice is given. During 

the advance notice period, the draw 

shall open on less than one hour notice 

for an emergency and shall open on 

demand should a temporary surge in 

waterway traffic occur. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

October 5, 2007 until April 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments 

and related material to Commander 

(dpb), Eighth Coast Guard District, 500 

Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70130–3310. The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District, Bridge 

Administration 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 Bridge 

Administration office between 7 a.m. 

and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bart 

Marcules, Bridge Administration 

Branch, telephone (504) 671–2128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

evaluating this test schedule by 

submitting comments and related 

material. If you do so, please include 

your name and address, identify the 

docket number for this deviation 

[CGD08–07–022], 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 8 by 11 

inches, suitable for copying. If you 

would like to know they reached us, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. Comments 

must be received by December 4, 2007. 

Background and Purpose 

St. Martin Parish has requested that 

the operating regulation on the 

Stephensville Bridge be changed in 

order to operate the bridge more 

efficiently. The Stephensville Bridge is 

located on Milhomme Bayou at mile 

12.2 in Stephensville, St. Martin Parish, 

Louisiana. The Bridge has a vertical 

clearance of 5.8 feet above mean high 

water, an elevation of 3.5 feet Mean Sea 

Level (MSL) in the closed position and 

unlimited in the open position. The 

Stephensville Bridge opens on signal as 

required by 33 CFR 117.5. This 

operating schedule has been in effect 

since 2002 when this bridge replaced an 

existing bridge in the area. 

The previous bridge’s operating 

schedule was, ‘‘shall open on signal; 

except that, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the 

draw shall open on signal if at least two 

hours notice is given. During the 

advance notice period, the draw shall 

open on less than two hours notice for 

an emergency and shall open on 

demand should a temporary surge in 

waterway traffic occur.’’

Since the completion of the current 

bridge, the waterway traffic has been 

minimal and during the past twelve 

months an average of 5 boats per day 

have requested an opening. Most of the 

boats requesting openings are 

commercial vessels consisting of 

tugboats with barges and shrimp 

trawlers that routinely transit this 

waterway and are able to give advance 

notice. 

Due to this waterway being a 

secondary route, the Port Allen 

Alternate route is the primary route, 

little impact is expected on navigation 

during this test schedule period. Also, 

prior coordination with the main 

waterway user group in the area 

indicates no expected impacts. 

A Notice of Proposed Rule Making 

[CGD08–07–023], is being issued in 

conjunction with this Temporary 

Deviation to obtain public comments. 

The Coast Guard will evaluate public 

comments from this Temporary 

Deviation and the above referenced 

Notice of Proposed Rule Making to 

determine if a permanent special 

drawbridge operating regulation is 

warranted. 

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: September 21, 2007. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 07–4860 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[COTP LA–LB 07–004] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Queensway Bay, Long 

Beach, CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone in 

the Long Beach Harbor to encompass 

the waters between Queensway Bay to 

Island White at Long Beach harbor for 

the Annual Los Angeles and Long Beach 

Tug Boat Race. This safety zone is 

needed to prevent vessels from 

transiting the area during the race in 

order to protect vessels and personnel 

from potential damage and injury. Entry 

into this safety zone will be prohibited 

unless specifically authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, Los Angeles-Long 

Beach, or his on-scene representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 5 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. on September 27, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket COTP LA–LB 

07–004 and are available for inspection 

or copying at Sector Los Angeles—Long 

Beach, 1001 S. Seaside Ave, San Pedro, 

CA 90731 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Commander Peter Gooding, 


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