45728 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 189 / Monday, October 2, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0880] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Plum Island River, Newbury, MA 

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 Plum Island 

Turnpike Bridge across Plum Island 

River, mile 3.3, between Newburyport 

and Plum Island, Massachusetts. This 

deviation is necessary to facilitate a 

planned water main repair project and 

allows the bridge to be closed for twenty 

nine days. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

5 a.m. on October 10, 2017 through 5 

p.m. on November 7, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0880, 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 James L. 

Rousseau, Bridge Management 

Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, 

U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 617–223– 

8619, email James.L.Rousseau2@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner 

of the bridge, the Massachusetts 

Department of Transportation, requested 

a temporary deviation in order to 

facilitate a planned water main repair 

next to the bridge. The project includes 

installing a temporary water main 

bypass on the bridge, preventing span 

operation. 

The Plum Island Turnpike Bridge 

across Plum Island River, mile 3.3, 

between Newburyport and Plum Island, 

Massachusetts is a bascule bridge with 

a vertical clearance of 13 feet at mean 

high water and 21 feet at mean low 

water in the closed position. The 

existing drawbridge operating 

regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.615. 

This temporary deviation allows the 

Plum Island Turnpike Bridge to remain 

closed beginning 5 a.m. October 10, 

2017 until 5 p.m. November 7, 2017. 

Plum Island River is transited by small 

recreational vessels. Coordination with 

waterway users has indicated no 

objections to the closure of the draw and 

no requests for openings have occurred 

during this period for the last three 

years. 

Vessels that can pass under the bridge 

without an opening may do so at all 

times. The bridge will not be able to 

open for emergencies. The Atlantic 

Ocean can be used as an 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 

vessel operators may 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: September 27, 2017. 

Christopher J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21067 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0878] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Pequonnock River, Bridgeport, 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 Stratford 

Avenue Bridge across the Pequonnock 

River, mile 0.1 at Bridgeport, 

Connecticut. This deviation is necessary 

to facilitate a planned inspection and 

will allow the owner to temporarily 

close the draw for five days from 7:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7:30 a.m. on December 4, 2017 to 5 p.m. 

on December 8, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0878, 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 James L. 

Rousseau, Bridge Management 

Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, 

U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 617–223– 

8619, email James.L.Rousseau2@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner 

of the bridge, the Connecticut 

Department of Transportation, requested 

a temporary deviation in order to 

facilitate planned inspection of the 

bridge including the entire 

counterweight sheave shaft/trunnion 

journal surfaces as well as machinery 

cross shaft disconnection and 

disassembly for associated components. 

The Stratford Avenue Bridge across 

the Pequonnock River, mile 0.1, at 

Bridgeport, Connecticut is a lift bridge 

with a vertical clearance of 8 feet at 

mean high water and 14 feet at mean 

low water in the closed position. The 

existing drawbridge operating 

regulations are listed at 33 CFR 

117.219(a). 

This temporary deviation will allow 

the Stratford Avenue Bridge to remain 

closed each day from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

beginning December 4, 2017 until 

December 8, 2017. The waterway is 

transited by small recreational vessels 

and commercial fishing vessels. 

Coordination with waterway users has 

indicated no objections to the proposed 

closure of the draw. Vessels that can 

pass under the bridge without an 

opening may do so at all times. The 

bridge will not be able to open for 

emergencies. There is no 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 vessel operators may 

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: September 27, 2017. 

Christopher J. Bisignano, 

Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, 

First Coast Guard District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21068 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

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