Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 60953 

between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 

and Kittery, Maine, has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 10 

feet at mean high water and 18 feet at 

mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.531(c). 

The owner of the bridge, New 

Hampshire Department of 

Transportation, requested a temporary 

deviation to facilitate scheduled bridge 

maintenance and electrical operating 

equipment upgrade maintenance. 

Both recreational and commercial 

vessel traffic transit this bridge. 

Waterway users were advised of the 

requested bridge closure period and 

offered no objection. 

Under this temporary deviation, in 

effect from 7 a.m. on November 10, 2008 

through 5 p.m. on November 14, 2008, 

the Sara M. Long (Route 1 Bypass) 

Bridge may remain in the closed 

position. Vessels able to pass under the 

closed draw may do so at any time. 

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: October 1, 2008. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. E8–24521 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[USCG–2008–0951] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Raritan River, Perth Amboy, NJ 

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 regulations 

governing the operation of the NJTRO 

Bridge, across the Raritan River, mile 

0.5, at Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Under 

this temporary deviation the draw may 

remain in the closed position for one 

weekend to facilitate scheduled bridge 

maintenance. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

6 a.m. on October 18, 2008 through 5 

p.m. on October 19, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2008– 

0951 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 the rule, 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 

NJTRO Bridge, across the Raritan River, 

mile 0.5, at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 

has a vertical clearance in the closed 

position of 8 feet at mean high water 

and 13 feet at mean low water. The 

existing regulations are listed at 33 CFR 

117.747. 

The owner of the bridge, New Jersey 

Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO), 

requested a temporary deviation to 

facilitate scheduled mechanical 

maintenance at the bridge. 

In order to perform the bridge 

maintenance the bridge must remain in 

the closed position. 

Under this temporary deviation the 

NJTRO Bridge across the Raritan River, 

mile 0.5, at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 

need not open for the passage of vessel 

traffic from 6 a.m. on October 18, 2008 

through 5 p.m. on October 19, 2008, 

with a rain date of October 25, 2008 and 

October 26, 2008, in the event inclement 

weather prevents the bridge 

maintenance from being performed. 

Vessels that can pass under the draw 

without a bridge opening may do so at 

all times. 

Should the bridge maintenance 

authorized by this temporary deviation 

be completed before the end of the 

effective period published in this notice, 

the Coast Guard will rescind the 

remainder of this temporary deviation, 

and the bridge shall be returned to its 

normal operating schedule. Notice of 

the above action shall be provided to the 

public in the Local Notice to Mariners 

and the Federal Register, where 

practicable. 

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: October 2, 2008. 

Gary Kassof, 

Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. E8–24513 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[USCG–2008–0974] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Harlem River, New York City, NY, 

Maintenance 

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 regulation governing 

the operation of the 145 Street Bridge 

across the Harlem River, mile 2.8, at 

New York City, New York. Under this 

temporary deviation the bridge may 

remain in the closed position for five 

days to facilitate bridge maintenance. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

October 13, 2008 through October 18, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2008– 

0974 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 about this rule, 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, 


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