Document ID: USCG-2016-0635-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, WA
Posted Date: 2016-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 136 (Friday, July 15, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16736]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0635]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal, 
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs Seattle Department of Transportation's 
(SDOT) Fremont Bridge, across the Lake Washington Ship Canal, mile 2.6, 
at Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate heavy 
pedestrian and cycling traffic across the bridge during the `Fun Ride' 
fundraising event. The deviation allows the bridge to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position and need not open to maritime traffic.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 
August 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0635] 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-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) 
has requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the 
Fremont Bridge, mile 2.6, crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal at 
Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate heavy pedestrian 
and cycling traffic across the bridge during the `Fun Ride' fundraising 
event. To facilitate this event, the double bascule draw of the bridge 
will not open for vessel traffic during said date and time. The Fremont 
Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 14 feet (31 feet of vertical 
clearance for the center 36 horizontal feet) in the close-to-navigation 
position. The clearance is referenced to the mean water elevation of 
Lake Washington. The normal operating schedule for the Fremont Bridge 
is 33 CFR 117.1051. Waterway usage on the Lake Washington Ship Canal 
ranges from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for 
emergencies, and there is no immediate 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 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 designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 11, 2016.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-16736 Filed 7-14-16; 8:45 am]
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