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position may do so at any time. The 

bridge will be able to open for 

emergencies, and there is no immediate 

alternate route. The Coast Guard will 

also inform the users of the waterways 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge to 

minimize any impact caused by the 

temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: January 26, 2016. 

David M. Frank, 

Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01731 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0045] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Sloop Channel, Wantagh, NY 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the Wantagh 

Parkway Bridge across the Sloop 

Channel, mile 15.4, at Wantagh, New 

York. The deviation is necessary to 

accommodate the Jones Beach July 4th 

Fireworks. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain in the closed position 

for approximately 3 hours. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

9 p.m. to midnight on July 4, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2016–0045] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH’’. 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Ms. Judy K. 

Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast 

Guard District, telephone (212) 514– 

4330, email judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: New York 

State Office of Parks, Recreation and 

Historic Preservation requested this 

temporary deviation from the normal 

operating schedule to accommodate the 

Jones Beach July 4th Fireworks. 

The Wantagh Parkway Bridge, mile 

15.4, across the Sloop Channel has a 

vertical clearance in the closed position 

of 16 feet at mean high water and 19.5 

feet at mean low water. The existing 

bridge operating regulations are found at 

33 CFR 117.5. 

The waterway is transited by 

commercial and recreation vessel traffic. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

Wantagh Parkway Bridge may remain in 

the closed position from 9 p.m. to 

midnight on July 4, 2016. 

Vessels able to pass under the bridge 

in the closed position may do so at 

anytime. The bridge will not be able to 

open for emergencies and there is no 

immediate alternate route for vessels to 

pass. 

The Coast Guard will also inform the 

users of the waterways through our 

Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners 

of the change in operating schedule for 

the bridge so that vessels can arrange 

their transits to minimize any impact 

caused by the temporary deviation. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: January 22, 2016. 

C.J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2016–01719 Filed 1–29–16; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0038] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Lake Pontchartrain, Near New Orleans, 

LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the US 11 bascule 

bridge across Lake Pontchartrain, mile 

4.75, between New Orleans and Slidell, 

Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes, 

Louisiana. The deviation is necessary to 

accommodate the Louisiana Paradise 

Bridge Run event. The deviation will 

allow the draw of the bridge to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position 

during the event. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6:45 a.m. through 8:45 a.m. on February 

20, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2016–0038] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Jim 

Wetherington, Bridge Administration 

Branch, Coast Guard, telephone 

(504)671–2128, email 

james.r.wetherington@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Slidell Memorial Hospital Foundation, 

through the Louisiana Department of 

Transportation and Development 

(LDOTD), requested a temporary 

deviation from the operating schedule of 

the US 11 bascule bridge across Lake 

Pontchartrain, mile 4.75, between New 

Orleans and Slidell, Orleans and St. 

Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. The 

deviation was requested to allow the 

draw of the bridge to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position during the 

Louisiana Paradise Bridge Run event. 

The vertical clearance of the vertical lift 

span bridge is 13 feet above mean high 

water in the closed-to-navigation 

position and 61 feet in the open-tonavigation position. The bridge is 

governed by 33 CFR 117.5. 

This deviation is effective on 

February 20, 2016 from 6:45 a.m. 

through 8:45 a.m. The deviation will 

allow the draw of the bridge to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position 

during the Bridge Run event. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

of small tugs with and without tows, 

commercial vessels, and recreational 

craft, including sailboats. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

bridge in the closed-to-navigation 

position may do so at any time. The 

bridge will be able to open for 

emergencies, and there is no immediate 

alternate route. The Coast Guard will 

also inform the users of the waterways 

through our Local and Broadcast 

Notices to Mariners of the change in 

operating schedule for the bridge. 

In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), 

the drawbridge must return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 


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