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the buckle assembly with a buckle assembly 

not identified in paragraph (a) of this AD. 

(ii) If the straps release, within 180 hours 

TIS, replace the buckle assembly with a 

buckle assembly not identified in paragraph 

(a) of this AD. 

(2) Do not install a restraint system with a 

buckle assembly identified in paragraph (a) 

of this AD on any helicopter. 

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Safety Management 

Section, FAA, may approve AMOCs for this 

AD. Send your proposal to: David Hatfield, 

Aviation Safety Engineer, Safety Management 

Section, Rotorcraft Standards Branch, FAA, 

10101 Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 

76177; telephone (817) 222–5116; email 9- 

ASW-FTW-AMOC-Requests@faa.gov. 

(2) For operations conducted under a 14 

CFR part 119 operating certificate or under 

14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that 

you notify your principal inspector, or 

lacking a principal inspector, the manager of 

the local flight standards district office or 

certificate holding district office, before 

operating any aircraft complying with this 

AD through an AMOC. 

(g) Additional Information 

The subject of this AD is addressed in 

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD 

No. 2014–0279, dated December 19, 2014. 

You may view the EASA AD on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FAA–2017–0068. 

(h) Subject 

Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) 

Code: 2500 Cabin Equipment/Furnishings. 

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference 

(1) The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference of 

the service information listed in this 

paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR 

part 51. 

(2) You must use this service information 

as applicable to do the actions required by 

this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise. 

(i) Anjou Aero Service Bulletin No. 358SB– 

14–101, Revision 1, dated December 12, 

2014. 

(ii) Reserved. 

(3) For Anjou Aero service information 

identified in this AD, contact Romtex Anjou 

Aeronautique, Strada Livezii nr. 98, 550042, 

Sibiu, Romania; telephone +40 269 243 918; 

email seatbelts@anjouaero.com. 

(4) You may view this service information 

at FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood Pkwy., 

Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 76177. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222–5110. 

(5) You may view this service information 

that is incorporated by reference at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). For information on 

the availability of this material at NARA, call 

(202) 741–6030, or go to: http://

www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibrlocations.html. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 27, 

2017. 

Scott A. Horn, 

Deputy Director for Regulatory Operations, 

Compliance & Airworthiness Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2017–0571] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Choptank 

River, Cambridge, MD 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing special local regulations for 

certain waters of the Choptank River. 

This action is necessary to provide for 

the safety of life on these navigable 

waters located in Cambridge, MD, 

during a high-speed power boat racing 

event scheduled from August 19, 2017 

through August 20, 2017. This 

rulemaking prohibits persons and 

vessels from being in the regulated area 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region 

or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 8:30 

a.m. on August 19, 2017, until 5:30 p.m. 

on August 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2017– 

0571 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Mr. Ronald Houck, Waterways 

Management Division, Sector MarylandNational Capital Region, U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone 410–576–2674, email 

Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

On May 17, 2017, The Kent Narrows 

Racing Association of Chester, MD 

notified the Coast Guard that it will be 

conducting power boat races from 9 a.m. 

until 5 p.m. on August 19, 2017 and 

August 20, 2017. The high-speed power 

boat racing event consists of 

approximately 60 participants 

competing on a designated 1-mile oval 

course in the Choptank River in a cove 

located between Hambrooks Bar and the 

shoreline at Cambridge, MD. In 

response, on July 10, 2017, the Coast 

Guard published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) titled ‘‘Special 

Local Regulation; Choptank River, 

Cambridge, MD’’ in the Federal Register 

(82 FR 31733). There we stated why we 

issued the NPRM, and invited 

comments on our proposed regulatory 

action related to this paddle race. 

During the comment period that ended 

August 9, 2017, we received no 

comments. No public meeting was 

requested, and none was held. 

We are issuing this rule, and under 5 

U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds 

that good cause exists for making it 

effective less than 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Delaying the effective date of this rule 

would be contrary to public interest 

because immediate action is needed to 

respond to the potential safety hazards 

associated with a power boat racing 

event. Hazards from the power boat 

racing event include participants 

operating within and adjacent to 

designated navigation channels and 

interfering with vessels intending to 

operate within those channels, as well 

as operating within approaches to local 

public and private marinas and other 

facilities. Additionally, the public has 

been notified of the event by the event 

sponsor via local media. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1233, 

which authorizes the Coast Guard to 

establish and define special local 

regulations. The COTP MarylandNational Capital Region has determined 

that potential hazards associated with 

the power boat racing would be a safety 

concern for anyone intending to operate 

within certain waters of the Choptank 

River in Cambridge, MD. The purpose of 

this rulemaking is to protect event 

participants, spectators and transiting 

vessels on certain waters of the 

Choptank River before, during, and after 

the scheduled event. 

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IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a special local 

regulation, which will be enforced from 

8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on August 19, 

2017, and from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. 

on August 20, 2017. The regulated area 

covers all navigable waters within 

Hambrooks Bay and Choptank River 

west and south of a line commencing at 

the shoreline, at latitude 38°35′00′′ N., 

longitude 076°04′43′′ W., thence east to 

latitude 38°35′00′′ N., longitude 

076°04′23.7′′ W., thence north to 

latitude 38°35′22.7′′ N., longitude 

076°04′23.7′′ W., thence northwest to 

latitude 38°35′42.2′′ N., longitude 

076°04′51.1′′ W., at Hambrooks Bar 

Light LLNR 24995, thence southwest to 

latitude 38°35′34.2′′ N., longitude 

076°05′12.3′′ W., terminating at the 

Hambrooks Bay breakwall as it 

intersects the shoreline. This rule 

provides additional information about 

areas within the regulated area, their 

definitions, and the restrictions that 

apply to mariners. These areas include 

‘‘Race Area,’’ ‘‘Buffer Zone’’ and 

‘‘Spectator Area’’. 

The duration of the regulated area is 

intended to ensure the safety of vessels 

and these navigable waters before, 

during, and after the power boat racing 

event, scheduled to occur during August 

19–20, 2017. Except for participants, no 

vessel or person will be permitted to 

enter the regulated area without 

obtaining permission from the COTP 

Maryland-National Capital Region or 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The 

regulatory text appears at the end of this 

document. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This rule has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, this rule has 

not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size and enforcement 

duration of the regulated area, which 

will impact a small designated area of 

the Choptank River for 18 hours. The 

Coast Guard will issue a Broadcast 

Notice to Mariners via VHF–FM marine 

channel 16 about the status of the 

regulated area. Moreover, the rule 

allows vessels to seek permission to 

enter the regulated area, and vessel 

traffic will be able to safely transit the 

regulated area once the Coast Guard 

Patrol Commander deems it safe to do 

so. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the regulated 

area may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section V.A above, this 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on any vessel owner 

or operator. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. If you 

believe this rule has implications for 

federalism or Indian tribes, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

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environment. This rule involves 

implementation of regulations within 33 

CFR part 100 applicable to organized 

marine events on the navigable waters 

of the United States that could 

negatively impact the safety of 

waterway users and shore side activities 

in the event area lasting for a total of 18 

hours (enforcement period). It is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

(REC) is available in the docket where 

indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek 

any comments or information that may 

lead to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this rule. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add § 100.35–T05–0571 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100.35–T05–0571 Special Local 

Regulation; Choptank River, Cambridge, 

MD. 

(a) Definitions—(1) Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region 

means the Commander, U.S. Coast 

Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital 

Region or a Coast Guard commissioned, 

warrant or petty officer who has been 

authorized by the Captain of the Port to 

act on his behalf. 

(2) Coast Guard Patrol Commander 

means a commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard 

who has been designated by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

(3) Official Patrol means any vessel 

assigned or approved by Commander, 

Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National 

Capital Region with a commissioned, 

warrant, or petty officer on board and 

displaying a Coast Guard ensign. 

(4) Spectator means any person or 

vessel not registered with the event 

sponsor as a participant or an official 

patrol vessel. 

(5) Participant means any person or 

vessel participating in the Thunder on 

the Choptank event under the auspices 

of the Marine Event Permit issued to the 

event sponsor and approved by 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector 

Maryland-National Capital Region. 

(b) Regulated area. All coordinates 

reference Datum NAD 1983. 

(1) Coordinates: The following 

location is a regulated area: All 

navigable waters within Hambrooks Bay 

and Choptank River west and south of 

a line commencing at the shoreline, at 

latitude 38°35′00′′ N., longitude 

076°04′43′′ W., thence east to latitude 

38°35′00′′ N., longitude 076°04′23.7′′ W., 

thence north to latitude 38°35′22.7′′ N., 

longitude 076°04′23.7′′ W., thence 

northwest to latitude 38°35′42.2′′ N., 

longitude 076°04′51.1′′ W., at 

Hambrooks Bar Light LLNR 24995, 

thence southwest to latitude 38°35′34.2′′ 

N., longitude 076°05′12.3′′ W., 

terminating at the Hambrooks Bay 

breakwall as it intersects the shoreline. 

(2) Race area: Located within the 

waters of Hambrooks Bay and Choptank 

River, in an area bound to the north by 

the Hambrooks Bay breakwall and 

bounded to the east by a line drawn 

along longitude 076°04′37′′ W. 

(3) Buffer zone: All waters within 

Hambrooks Bay and Choptank River 

(with the exception of the Race Area 

designated by the marine event sponsor) 

bound to the north by the breakwall and 

continuing along a line drawn from the 

east end of breakwall located at latitude 

38°35′27.6′′ N., longitude 076°04′50.1′′ 

W., thence southeast to latitude 

38°35′17.7′′ N., longitude 076°04′29′′ W., 

thence south to latitude 38°35′01′′ N., 

longitude 076°04′29′′ W., thence west to 

the shoreline at latitude 38°35′01′′ N., 

longitude 076°04′41.3′′ W. 

(4) Spectator area: All waters of the 

Choptank River, eastward and outside of 

Hambrooks Bay breakwall, thence 

bound by line that commences at 

latitude 38°35′27.6′′ N., longitude 

076°04′50.1′′ W., thence southeast to 

latitude 38°35′21.3′′ N., longitude 

076°04′37.2′′ W., thence southeast to 

latitude 38°35′21.3′′ N., longitude 

076°04′37.2′′ W., thence northeast to 

latitude 38°35′27.8′′ N., longitude 

076°04′30.5′′ W., thence northwest to 

latitude 38°35′42.2′′ N., longitude 

076°04′51.1′′ W., at Hambrooks Bar 

Light LLNR 24995, thence south to and 

terminating at the point of origin. 

(c) Special local regulations. (1) The 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region or the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander may forbid and control the 

movement of all vessels and persons, 

including event participants, in the 

regulated area. When hailed or signaled 

by an official patrol, a vessel or person 

in the regulated area shall immediately 

comply with the directions given. 

Failure to do so may result in expulsion 

from the area, citation for failure to 

comply, or both. 

(2) The operator of any vessel in the 

regulated area shall: 

(i) Stop the vessel immediately when 

directed to do so by any Official Patrol 

and then proceed only as directed. 

(ii) All persons and vessels shall 

comply with the instructions of the 

Official Patrol. 

(iii) When authorized to transit the 

regulated area, all vessels shall proceed 

at the minimum speed necessary to 

maintain a safe course that minimizes 

wake near the race course. 

(3) The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander may terminate the event, or 

the operation of any participant, at any 

time it is deemed necessary for the 

protection of life or property. 

(4) The Race Area is an area described 

by a line bounded by coordinates 

provided in latitude and longitude that 

outlines the boundary of a Race Area 

within the regulated area defined in 

paragraph (b)(2) of this section. The 

actual placement of the Race Area will 

be determined by the marine event 

sponsor within the designated 

boundaries. Only participants and 

official patrol vessels are allowed to 

enter the Race Area. 

(5) The Buffer Zone is an area that 

surrounds the perimeter of the Race 

Area within the regulated area defined 

in paragraph (b)(3) of this section. The 

purpose of a Buffer Zone is to minimize 

potential collision conflicts with 

participants and spectators or nearby 

transiting vessels. This area provides 

separation between the Race Area and 

Spectator Area or other vessels that are 

operating in the vicinity of the regulated 

area defined in paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section. Only participants and official 

patrol vessels are allowed to enter the 

Buffer Zone. 

(6) The Spectator Area is an area 

described by a line bounded by 

coordinates provided in latitude and 

longitude that outlines the boundary of 

a spectator area within the regulated 

area defined in paragraph (b)(4) of this 

section. Spectators are only allowed 

inside the regulated area if they remain 

within the Spectator Area. All spectator 

vessels shall be anchored or operate at 

a no-wake speed while transiting within 

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the Spectator Area. Spectators may 

contact the Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander to request permission to 

either enter the Spectator Area or pass 

through the regulated area. If permission 

is granted, spectators must enter the 

Spectator Area or pass directly through 

the regulated area as instructed at safe 

speed and without loitering. 

(7) The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander and official patrol vessels 

enforcing this regulated area can be 

contacted on marine band radio VHF– 

FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz) and 

channel 22A (157.1 MHz). Persons and 

vessels desiring to transit, moor, or 

anchor within the regulated area must 

obtain authorization from Captain of the 

Port Maryland-National Capital Region 

or Coast Guard Patrol Commander. The 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region can be contacted at 

telephone number 410–576–2693 or on 

Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 

16 (156.8 MHz). The Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander can be contacted on Marine 

Band Radio, VHF–FM channel 16 (156.8 

MHz). 

(8) The Coast Guard will publish a 

notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District 

Local Notice to Mariners and issue a 

marine information broadcast on VHF– 

FM marine band radio. 

(d) Enforcement. The Coast Guard 

may be assisted with marine event 

patrol and enforcement of the regulated 

area by other federal, state, and local 

agencies. 

(e) Enforcement periods. This section 

will be enforced from 8:30 a.m. until 

5:30 p.m. on August 19, 2017, and from 

8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. on August 20, 

2017. 

Dated: August 15, 2017. 

Michael W. Batchelder, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Captain of the Port Maryland-National 

Capital Region. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0766] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Willamette River, Portland, OR 

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 upper deck of 

the Steel Bridge across the Willamette 

River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The 

deviation is necessary to support the 

removal and replacement of roadway 

pavement. This deviation allows the 

upper lift span of the bridge to remain 

in the closed-to-navigation position to 

ensure the safety of construction crew 

members. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

4 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on October 7, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0766, 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. 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), 

bridge owner, has requested a temporary 

deviation from the operating schedule 

for the Steel Bridge across the 

Willamette River, at mile 12.1, in 

Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary 

to accommodate roadway 

improvements. Oregon Department of 

Transportation will be removing and 

replacing pavement on the upper lift 

roadway. The Steel Bridge is a doubledeck lift bridge with a lower lift deck 

and an upper lift deck which operate 

independent of each other. To facilitate 

this paving operation, the upper deck 

will remain in the closed-to-navigation 

position. When the lower deck is in the 

closed-to-navigation position, the bridge 

provides 26 feet of vertical clearance 

above Columbia River Datum 0.0; and in 

open-to-navigation position, the vertical 

clearance is 71 feet above Columbia 

River Datum 0.0. The deviation period 

is from 4 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on October 

7, 2017. The lower deck for the Steel 

Bridge will continue to operate in 

accordance with 33 CFR 

117.897(c)(3)(ii), and at the end of this 

deviation period, the upper deck of the 

Steel Bridge will resume operating in 

accordance with 33 CFR 

117.897(c)(3)(ii). 

Waterway usage on this part of the 

Willamette River includes vessels 

ranging from commercial tug and barge 

to small pleasure craft. Vessels able to 

pass through the bridge with the lower 

deck in the open-to-navigation position 

or upper deck in the closed-tonavigation position may do so at any 

time. The upper lift of the Steel Bridge 

will not be able to open for emergencies; 

however, the lower lift will be able to 

open for emergencies, and there is no 

immediate alternate route for vessels to 

pass. The Coast Guard has conducted 

public outreach regarding this closure of 

the upper deck on the subject bridge to 

known mariners that transit on the river. 

The Coast Guard has not received any 

objections to this temporary deviation 

from the operating schedule. 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 vessel operators 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: August 15, 2017. 

Steven Michael Fischer, 

Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard 

District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2017–0521] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Kaskaskia River, 

Evansville, IL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a safety zone for all 

navigable waters on the Kaskaskia River 

between mile marker (MM) 9.0 and MM 

11.0. This action is necessary to provide 

for the safety of life on these navigable 

waters near Evansville, IL during high 

speed boat races. Entry of vessels or 

persons into this safety zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Upper Mississippi 

River (COTP) or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 8 a.m. 

on September 16, 2017, through 6 p.m. 

on September 17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

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