Document ID: USCG-2016-0613-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), Atlantic City, NJ
Posted Date: 2016-09-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60620-60621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21174]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0613]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway 
(NJICW), Atlantic City, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the US40-322 (Albany Avenue) Bridge 
across the NJICW (Inside Thorofare), mile 70.0, at Atlantic City, NJ. 
The deviation is necessary to facilitate the Atlantic City IRONMAN 
Triathlon. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 
18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0613] 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 DelMoSports, LLC, on behalf of the New 
Jersey Department of Transportation, who owns the US 40-322 (Albany 
Avenue) Bridge across the NJICW (Inside Thorofare), mile 70.0, at 
Atlantic City, NJ, has requested a temporary deviation from the current 
operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.733(f) to ensure the safety 
of the participants and spectators associated with the Atlantic City 
IRONMAN Triathlon.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in 
the closed-to-navigation position from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 
18, 2016. The bridge is a double bascule bridge and has a vertical 
clearance in the closed-to-navigation position of 10 feet above mean 
high water.
    The NJICW (Inside Thorofare) is used by recreational vessels. The 
Coast Guard has carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel 
traffic in publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open in case of an 
emergency. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways 
through our Local and Broadcast Notice 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 effective 
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 23, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-21174 Filed 9-1-16; 8:45 am]
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