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[FR Doc. 2014–26177 Filed 10–30–14; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0946] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; 

Housatonic River, Stratford, CT 

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 Metro North 

(Devon) Bridge, across the Housatonic 

River, mile 3.9, at Stratford, 

Connecticut. This deviation is necessary 

to facilitate repairs to the miter plates 

and headlocks at the bridge. This 

deviation allows the bridge to remain in 


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the closed position for 45 days to 

facilitate the repairs. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

November 5, 2014 through December 

19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2014–0946] 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 deviation, 

call or email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, 

Project Officer, First Coast Guard 

District, telephone (212) 668–7165, 

judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Metro 

North (Devon) Bridge across the 

Housatonic River, mile 3.9, has a 

vertical clearance in the closed position 

of 19 feet at mean high water and 25 feet 

at mean low water. The existing 

drawbridge operation regulations are 

listed at 33 CFR 117.207(b). 

The Housatonic River is transited by 

commercial barges and seasonal 

recreational vessel traffic. 

The bridge owner, Metro North, 

requested a bridge closure for 45 days to 

facilitate repairs to the miter plates and 

headlocks at the bridge. 

Under this temporary deviation, the 

Metro North (Devon) Bridge may remain 

in the closed position from 10 a.m. on 

November 5, 2014 through 2 p.m. on 

December 19, 2014; except that, the 

draw shall open on Fridays, Saturdays 

and Sundays during the repair period, 

after at least a 24 hour advance notice 

is given. 

There are no alternate routes for 

vessel traffic; however, vessels that can 

pass under the closed draw during this 

closure may do so at any time. The 

bridge may be opened in the event of an 

emergency. 

The Coast Guard will inform the users 

of the waterways through our Local and 

or Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the 

change in operating schedule for the 

bridges 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: October 24, 2014. 

C.J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26093 Filed 11–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2014–0902] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Pier Removal, WI Central 

Railroad Bridge, Fox River, Green Bay, 

WI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone on 

the Fox River in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 

This safety zone is intended to restrict 

vessels from a portion of the Fox River 

due to demolition work on a railroad 

bridge. This temporary safety zone is 

necessary to protect the surrounding 

public and vessels from the hazards 

associated with the demolition work on 

the railroad bridge. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 

November 4, 2014 until 9 p.m. on 

November 30, 2014. This rule will be 

enforced with actual notice from 6 a.m. 

on October 25, 2014 until November 4, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in 

this preamble are part of docket USCG– 

2014–0902. To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to 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 

rulemaking. 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 

rule, contact or email MST1 Joseph 

McCollum, U.S. Coast Guard Sector 

Lake Michigan, at 414–747–7148 or 

Joseph.P.McCollum@uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing the docket, 

call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 1–800– 

647–5527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. Regulatory History and Information 

On September 11, 2014, in response 

to demolition work on the west pier of 

the WI Central Railroad Bridge for 

September 12 & 19, 2014, the Coast 

Guard issued a Temporary final rule 

(TFR) (USCG–2014–0835) entitled 

Safety Zone; Bridge Demolition, Fox 

River, Green Bay, WI and published it 

in the Federal Register on Friday, 

September 26, 2014 (79 FR 57799). On 

September 16, 2014 the Coast Guard 

was informed that the demolition work 

will continue in October on the same 

railroad bridge. The Coast Guard is 

issuing this TFR to establish a safety 

zone for the demolition scheduled for 

October. 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary final rule without prior 

notice and opportunity to comment 

pursuant to authority under section 4(a) 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing an 

NPRM with respect to this rule because 

doing so would be impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest. The final 

details for this event were not known to 

the Coast Guard until there was 

insufficient time remaining before the 

event to publish an NPRM. Specifically, 

the Coast Guard was informed of this 

demolition project on September 16, 

2014. Thus, delaying the effective date 

of this rule to wait for a comment period 

to run would be both impracticable and 

contrary to the public interest because it 

would inhibit the Coast Guard’s ability 

to protect persons and vessels from the 

hazards associated with the bridge 

demolition project, which are discussed 

further below. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), The Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this temporary rule effective less 

than 30 days after publication in the 


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