Document ID: USCG-2014-0762-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Townsend Gut, Boothbay Harbor and Southport, ME (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-08-29T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51483-51484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20541]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0762]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Townsend Gut, Boothbay Harbor 
and Southport, ME

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 operation of the Southport SR27 
Bridge across Townsend Gut, mile 0.7, between Boothbay Harbor and 
Southport, Maine. The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation 
will be performing structural repairs at the bridge. This deviation 
allows the bridge to operate on a temporary schedule for eleven weeks 
to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from September 8, 2014 through 
November 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0762] is

[[Page 51484]]

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. You may also visit the Docket 
Management Facility in Room W12-140, on the ground floor of the 
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC, 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or email Mr. John McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, telephone (617) 223-8364, john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil. If you 
have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southport SR27 Bridge, across Townsend 
Gut, mile 0.7, between Boothbay Harbor and Southport, Maine, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 10 feet above mean high 
water and 19 feet above mean low water. The bridge operating 
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.537.
    The waterway is transited by recreational and commercial fishing 
boats.
    The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation, requested a 
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate 
deck repairs at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation the Southport SR27 Bridge shall 
operate as follows: From September 8, 2014 through November 22, 2014, 
the draw shall open on signal at 12 a.m., 3 a.m., 6 a.m., 9 a.m., 12 
p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. The draw shall remain in the closed 
position from 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. on twelve dates to be announced in 
the Local Notice to Mariners (LNTM) and via a broadcast notice to 
mariners (BNTM), at least two weeks prior to each closure date. There 
is an alternate route for navigation around Southport. Vessels that can 
pass under the bridge in the closed position may do so at all times.
    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 15, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-20541 Filed 8-28-14; 8:45 am]
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