Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 198 / Monday, October 16, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 47975 

rescue, law enforcement, and 

recreational. 

The drawspan will be secured in the 

closed-to-navigation position from 8 

a.m. through noon on October 20, 2017, 

to allow the bridge owner to install 

necessary electrical equipment inside 

the bridge machinery room and operator 

house. This temporary deviation has 

been coordinated with the waterway 

users. No objections to the proposed 

temporary deviation were raised. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

bridge in the closed position may do so 

at any time. The bridge will not be able 

to open for emergencies. Los Angeles 

Harbor can be used as an alternate route 

for vessels unable to pass through the 

bridge in the closed position. The Coast 

Guard will also inform the users of the 

waterway through our Local and 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the 

change in operating schedule for the 

bridge so 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 effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulations is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Carl T. Hausner, 

District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22293 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0959] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Grand Lake, Calcasieu Parish, 

Louisiana 

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 Black Bayou 

Pontoon Bridge on State Road 384 

across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 

(GIWW) at mile marker (MM) 237.5, 

West of Harvey Locks (WHL) at Grand 

Lake, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. The 

deviation is necessary to make extensive 

repairs to the bridge. 

DATES: This deviation is effective 

without actual notice from October 16, 

2017 until December 20, 2017. For the 

purposes of enforcement, actual notice 

will be used from October 9, 2017 until 

October 16, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0959 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 Douglas 

Blakemore, Bridge Administration 

Branch, Coast Guard; telephone 504– 

671–2128, email Douglas.A.Blakemore@

uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Louisiana 

Department of Transportation and 

Development (LA–DOTD) has requested 

to change the operating schedule that 

governs the Black Bayou Pontoon Bridge 

on State Road 384 across the Gulf 

Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) mile 

237.5 West of Harvey Locks (WHL) at 

Grand Lake, Calcasieu Parish, 

Louisiana. Closures to navigation traffic 

are required to make extensive repairs to 

the bridge protective system, tower and 

mechanical systems. This bridge 

operates under 33 CFR 117.5. 

This deviation allows the bridge to 

close to vessel traffic during specific 

dates and times from October 9, 2017 

through December 20, 2017 as follows: 

October 9–10, 2017 from 7 a.m. to 7 

p.m.; October 18–19, 2017 from 7 a.m. 

to 7 p.m.; October 23–26 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 7 p.m.; October 30–31, 2017 from 

8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; November 7, 2017 

from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; November 17–18, 

2017 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; November 

20–22 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; November 

27, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 

November 28–30, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 7 

p.m.; December 1–2, 2017 from 8 a.m. 

to 7 p.m.; December 4–7, 2017 from 8 

a.m. to 7 p.m.; December 11–12, 2017 

from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; December 13, 

2017 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; December 

14–16, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 

December 18–19, 2017 from 8 a.m. to 7 

p.m. 

During the above periods of closures, 

vessels will not be able to pass through 

the bridge. 

Navigation at the site primarily 

consists of tugs and tows. The bridge 

will be able to open to vessel traffic 

during emergencies. The Coast Guard 

will inform waterways users of the 

bridge closures through Local and 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners 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 will return to its regular 

operating schedule immediately at the 

end of the effective period of this 

temporary deviation. This deviation 

from the operating regulation is 

authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Douglas Allen Blakemore, Sr., 

Bridge Administrator, Eight Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22292 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 155 

[Docket No. USCG–2016–0437] 

Update to Alternative Planning Criteria 

National Guidelines 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: National guidelines; update. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the availability of the updated 

alternative planning criteria national 

guidelines for vessel response plans 

(VRPs). These national guidelines 

provide the maritime industry with 

updated information on developing and 

submitting alternative planning criteria 

(alternatives). Furthermore, they 

facilitate consistency in the Coast 

Guard’s review of proposed alternatives. 

DATES: The updated alternative 

planning criteria national guidelines are 

available on October 16, 2017. The 

Coast Guard recommends that new 

alternatives and alternatives submitted 

for renewal follow the updated 

alternative planning criteria national 

guidelines. Requests for extension of 

currently accepted alternatives may be 

approved for a period not to exceed six 

months from the date of expiration. 

ADDRESSES: MER Policy Letter 01–17: 

Alternative Planning Criteria National 

Guidelines for Vessel Response Plans is 

available in our online docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and on https://

homeport.uscg.mil under 

Environmental > Vessel Response Plan 

Program. Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents mentioned in this notice of 

availability, are in our online docket at 

http://www.regulations.gov and can be 

viewed by following that Web site’s 

instructions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information about this 


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