Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 210 / Wednesday, November 1, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 50577 

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 § 100.723 to read as follows: 

§ 100.723 Special Local Regulation; Fort 

Lauderdale Grand Prix of the Seas; Fort 

Lauderdale, FL. 

(a) Location. The following regulated 

area is established as a special local 

regulation. All navigable waters 

contained within an imaginary line 

connecting the following points: 

beginning at Point 1 in position 26°6′21′′ 

N., 080°5′51′′ W.; thence west to Point 

2 in position 26°6′21′′ N., 080°6′13′′ W.; 

thence north to Point 3 in position 

26°6′57′′ N., 080°6′13′′ W.; thence east to 

Point 4 in position 26°6′57′′ N., 

080°5′52′′ W., thence back to origin at 

point 1. All coordinates are North 

American Datum 1983. 

(b) Definition. The following 

definitions apply to this section: 

(1) The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, State, and Local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port Miami in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(2) The term ‘‘Patrol Commander’’ 

means a commissioned, warrant, or 

petty officer of the Coast Guard who has 

been designated by the respective Coast 

Guard Sector Commander to enforce 

these regulations. 

(3) The term ‘‘spectators’’ means all 

persons and vessels not registered with 

the event sponsor as participants or 

official patrol vessels. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All nonparticipant persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering, transiting 

through, anchoring in, or remaining 

within the regulated area unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Miami or a designated representative. 

(2) Persons and vessels desiring to 

enter, transit through, anchor in, remain 

within or transit in excess of wake 

speed within any of the regulated area 

may contact the Captain of the Port 

Miami by telephone at (305) 535–8701, 

or a designated representative via VHF– 

FM radio on channel 16 to request 

authorization. If authorization is 

granted, all persons and vessels 

receiving such authorization must 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port Miami or a 

designated representative. 

(3) The Coast Guard will use all 

appropriate means to notify the public 

in advance of an event of the 

enforcement of the regulations in this 

section to include publishing a Notice of 

Enforcement in the Federal Register and 

through the local Notice to Mariners and 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners. 

(d) Enforcement date. This section 

will be enforced annually on a weekend 

(Friday, Saturday and Sunday) in the 

month of November. 

Dated: October 23, 2017. 

J.H.D. Solomon, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Miami. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2017–0967] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, 

Alligator River, Columbia, NC 

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 US 64/ 

Alligator River Bridge which carries US 

64 over the Atlantic Intracoastal 

Waterway (AICW), Alligator River, mile 

84.2, near Columbia, NC. The deviation 

is necessary to facilitate bridge 

maintenance. This deviation allows the 

bridge to remain in the closed-tonavigation position. 

DATES: The deviation is effective from 7 

a.m. on November 6, 2017, through 7 

p.m. on November 17, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, USCG–2017–0967 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. Michael 

Thorogood, Bridge Administration 

Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, 

telephone 757–398–6557, email 

Michael.R.Thorogood@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North 

Carolina Department of Transportation, 

owner and operator of the US 64/ 

Alligator River Bridge that carries US 64 

over the AICW, Alligator River, mile 

84.2, at near Columbia, NC, has 

requested a temporary deviation from 

the current operating schedule to 

facilitate application of an epoxy 

overlay for the drawbridge’s entire 

bridge deck. The bridge has a vertical 

clearance of 14 feet above mean high 

water in the closed position and 

unlimited feet above mean high water in 

the open position. 

The current operating schedule is set 

out in 33 CFR 117.5. Under this 

temporary deviation, the bridge will be 

in the closed-to-navigation position 

from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; on Monday, 

November 6, 2017, through Saturday, 

November 11, 2017, and Monday, 

November 13, 2017, through Friday, 

November 17, 2017. 

The AICW, Alligator River is used by 

a variety of vessels including, small 

commercial vessels, tug and barge 

traffic, and recreational vessels. The 

Coast Guard has carefully coordinated 

the restrictions with waterway users in 

publishing this temporary deviation. 

Vessels able to pass through the 

bridge in the closed-to-navigation 

position may do so at any time. The 

bridge will open on signal during 

closure period, if at least 2 hours notice 

is given. The bridge will be able to open 

for emergencies and there is no 

immediate alternative 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 Notice 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 27, 2017. 

Hal R. Pitts, 

Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard 

District. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23745 Filed 10–31–17; 8:45 am] 

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