60954 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 15, 2008 / Rules and Regulations 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 145 

Street Bridge, across the Harlem River at 

mile 2.8, has a vertical clearance in the 

closed position of 25 feet at mean high 

water and 30 feet at mean low water. 

The existing regulations are listed at 33 

CFR 117.789(c)(1). 

The owner of the bridge, the New 

York City Department of Transportation 

(NYCDOT), requested this temporary 

deviation to facilitate mechanical bridge 

maintenance. 

Habitual users of the waterway 

normally can transit under the 145 

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. 

Under this temporary deviation the 

145 Street Bridge may remain in the 

closed position from October 13, 2008 

through October 18, 2008. 

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. E8–24518 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[USCG–2008–0969] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Saugus River, MA, 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 Fox Hill (SR107) 

Bridge across the Saugus River at mile 

2.5, between Lynn and Saugus, 

Massachusetts. Under this temporary 

deviation the bridge may open on a 

limited operating schedule for several 

months to facilitate the reliability of the 

bridge until it can be repaired during 

the winter months. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

October 15, 2008 through December 15, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2008– 

0969 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 the rule, call 

John McDonald, Project Officer, First 

Coast Guard District, at (617) 223–8364. 

If you have questions on viewing the 

docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fox 

Hill (SR107) Bridge has a vertical 

clearance in the closed position of 6 feet 

at mean high water and 16 feet at mean 

low water. The existing drawbridge 

operation regulations are listed at 33 

CFR 117.618(c). 

The Massachusetts Highway 

Department (MHD) requested a 

temporary deviation to help insure the 

safe reliable operation of the bridge 

until major repairs can be implemented 

during the winter months when the 

waterway has little activity. 

The waterway has seasonal 

recreational vessels and commercial 

lobster fishing vessels of various sizes. 

A meeting between the Coast Guard, 

the owner of the bridge (MHD), and the 

commercial lobster fleet was held on 

September 10, 2008. The owner of the 

bridge presented engineering evidence 

of the poor condition of the bridge and 

the need to perform major bridge repairs 

during the winter months. It was 

concluded that in order to keep the 

bridge operating safely and reliably 

until the major repairs can commence 

the number of bridge openings must be 

reduced to save wear and tear on the 

mechanical components. This 

temporary deviation is therefore 

necessary in order to insure that the 

bridge continues to operate in a safe 

reliable manner until the major repairs 

can be made. No objection to the 

proposed temporary deviation schedule 

was voiced by interested parties. 

Therefore, under this temporary 

deviation, in effect from October 15, 

2008 through December 15, 2008, the 

Fox Hill (SR107) Bridge shall open on 

signal on the hour and half hour only 

between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. the draw shall 

open on signal if at least a one-hour 

advance notice is given by calling the 

number posted at the bridge. 

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. E8–24520 Filed 10–14–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2008–0825] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Cumberland River, Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation 

from regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Commander, Eighth 

Coast Guard District has issued a 

temporary deviation from the regulation 

governing the operation of the 

Louisville and Nashville (CSX) Railroad 

Drawbridge, across the Cumberland 

River, Mile 190.4, at Nashville, 

Tennessee. The deviation is necessary to 

retrofit the bridge with an upgraded rail 

lift system. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain in a closed-tonavigation position for a four-day 

period. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7 a.m. to 7 p.m., November 17–20, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket USCG–2008– 

0825 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, 


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