Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 68121 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Mr. Steven 

Fischer, Bridge Administrator, 

Thirteenth Coast Guard District; 

telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SDOT has 

requested a temporary deviation from 

the operating schedule for the Ballard 

Bridge, mile 1.1, crossing the Lake 

Washington Ship Canal at Seattle, WA. 

The requested deviation is to 

accommodate evening detoured 

commuter traffic during road 

construction. To facilitate timely 

efficient movement of highway traffic, 

the currently published drawbridge 

closure hours will be extended by one 

hour. The extended closure hours will 

be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily Monday 

through Friday, excluding federal 

holidays, from November 19, 2014 until 

January 31, 2015. 

The Ballard Bridge, mile 1.1, provides 

a vertical clearance of 29 feet in the 

closed position; clearances are 

referenced to the mean water elevation 

of Lake Washington. The current 

operating schedule for the bridge is set 

out in 33 CFR 117.1051. The normal 

operating schedule for the Ballard 

Bridge states that the bridge need not 

open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 

p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays but Columbus 

Day for vessels less than 1000 tons, 

unless the vessel has in tow a vessel of 

1000 gross tons or more. The normal 

operating schedule for the bridge also 

requires one hour advance notification 

for bridge openings between 11 p.m. 

and 7 a.m. daily. Waterway usage on the 

Lake Washington Ship Canal ranges 

from commercial tug and barge to small 

pleasure craft. Vessels able to pass 

through the bridge in the closed 

positions 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 designated time period. This 

deviation from the operating regulations 

is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: October 31, 2014. 

Steven M. Fischer, 

Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27008 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0969] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Long Island, New York Inland 

Waterway From East Rockaway Inlet to 

Shinnecock Canal, Nassau, 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 operation of 

the Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge, 

across Sloop Channel, mile 12.8, at 

Nassau, New York. This deviation is 

necessary to replace electrical 

components at the bridge. This 

deviation will allow the bridge to 

remain in the closed position for three 

partial days to facilitate scheduled 

bridge maintenance, the replacement of 

the electrical umbilical cords. 

DATES: This deviation is effective 

between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. from 

November 17, 2014 through November 

21, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2014–0969] 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. You may 

also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140, on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Ms. Judy LeungYee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 

District, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or 

(212) 514–4330. If you have questions 

on viewing the docket, call Cheryl 

Collins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge has 

a vertical clearance of 22 feet at mean 

high water, and 25 feet at mean low 

water in the closed position. The 

existing drawbridge operating 

regulations are found at 33 CFR 

117.799(h). Sloop Channel has 

commercial and recreational vessel 

traffic of various sizes. 

The bridge owner, New York State 

Department of Transportation, requested 

a three partial day bridge closure to 

facilitate the replacement of the 

electrical umbilical cords at the bridge. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge 

may remain in the closed position 

between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. from 

November 17, 2014, through November 

19, 2014. In the event of inclement 

weather, the rain dates will be from 

November 20, 2014 through November 

21, 2014. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

in the closed position may do so at all 

times. There are no alternate routes. The 

bridge can be opened in the event of an 

emergency situation. 

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: October 31, 2014. 

C.J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27011 Filed 11–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

37 CFR Part 1 

[Docket No.: PTO–P–2014–0001] 

RIN 0651–AC92 

Changes to Continued Prosecution 

Application Practice 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Leahy-Smith America 

Invents Act (AIA) revised and 

streamlined the requirements for the 

inventor’s oath or declaration. In 

implementing the AIA inventor’s oath 

or declaration provisions, the United 

States Patent and Trademark Office 

(Office) provided that an applicant may 

postpone the filing of the inventor’s 

oath or declaration until allowance if 

the applicant provides an application 

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