Document ID: USCG-2018-0922-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2018-10-12T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22231]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0922]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

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 upper deck of the Steel Bridge 
across the Willamette River, mile 12.1, in Portland, OR. The deviation 
is necessary to support the Run Like Hell half marathon run event. This 
deviation allows the upper lift span of the bridge to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on October 
21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0922, 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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) owns 
and operates the Steel Bridge across the Willamette River, at mile 
12.1, in Portland, OR. UPRR has requested a temporary deviation from 
the operating schedule for the Steel Bridge upper lift span. The 
deviation is necessary to accommodate the annual Run Like Hell half 
marathon run event. The Steel Bridge is a double-deck lift bridge and 
the lower lift span operates independent of the upper lift span. To 
facilitate this temporary deviation request, the upper lift span is 
authorized to remain in the closed-to-navigation position, and need not 
open to marine vessels from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on October 21, 2018. 
When the lower span is in the closed-to-navigation position, the bridge 
provides 26 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. 
When the upper span is in the closed-to-navigation position, and the 
lower span is in the open-to-navigation position, the vertical 
clearance is 71 feet above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The lower lift 
span of the Steel Bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.5.
    Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes 
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. 
Vessels able to pass through the subject bridge with the lower deck in 
the closed-to-navigation position, or in the open-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The lower and upper lift of the Steel 
Bridge will be able to open for emergencies, and there is no immediate 
alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast Guard requested 
objections from known river users groups to this deviation via email. 
We have not received any objections to this temporary deviation from 
the operating schedule. 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 subject 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 designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: October 5, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-22231 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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