[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 178 (Friday, September 12, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52924-52925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2008-0848]


Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Harlem River, New York City, NY, 
Maintenance

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Triborough (125 Street) Bridge across the Chelsea River, mile 1.3, at 
New York City, New York.

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Under this temporary deviation the bridge may remain in the closed 
position for four months to facilitate bridge maintenance. A three-week 
advance notice for openings will be available to allow vessel traffic 
that can not pass under the closed draw to transit.

DATES: This deviation is effective from September 5, 2008 through 
December 31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2008-0848 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov. They are also available for inspection 
or copying at two locations: The Docket Management Facility (M-30), 
U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, and 
the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch Office, 408 Atlantic 
Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this 
deviation, call Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast Guard District, 
at (212) 668-7165. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call 
Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Triborough (125 Street) Bridge, across 
the Harlem River at mile 1.3, has a vertical clearance in the closed 
position of 54 feet at mean high water and 59 feet at mean low water. 
The existing regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.789(d).
    The owner of the bridge, the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 
(TBTA), requested this temporary deviation to facilitate bridge 
maintenance.
    Habitual users of the waterway normally can transit under the 
Triborough (125 Street) Bridge without requesting a bridge opening due 
to the size of the vessel traffic that frequently transits this 
waterway and the ample vertical clearance provided by the bridge in the 
closed position.
    The Willis Avenue Bridge which is also located on the Harlem River 
upstream from the Triborough (125 Street) Bridge is presently 
undergoing replacement construction. As a result, construction crane 
barges occasionally will need to transit through the Triborough (125 
Street) Bridge to facilitate the ongoing upstream construction. The 
contractor working on the Triborough (125 Street) Bridge has agreed to 
open the bridge for the passage of the crane barges, provided at least 
a three-week advance notice is given by calling the bridge owner at 
(212) 870-6470 or (212) 870-6428.
    Under this temporary deviation the Triborough (125 Street) Bridge 
may remain in the closed position at all times; except that, the bridge 
shall open on signal after at least a three-week notice is given by 
calling (212) 870-6470 or (212) 870-6428.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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 1, 2008.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E8-21358 Filed 9-11-08; 8:45 am]
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