Document ID: USCG-2014-0254-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Jamaica Bay and Connecting Waterways, Queens, NY (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-04-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09064]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0254]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Jamaica Bay and Connecting 
Waterways, Queens, NY

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 Gil Hodges (Marine Parkway) Bridge 
across the Jamaica Bay, mile 3.0 at Queens, New York. This temporary 
deviation authorizes the bridge to remain in the closed position for 
three days to facilitate mechanical repairs at the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on April 28, 2014 
through 5 p.m. on April 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation [USCG-2014-0254] 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. 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 
temporary deviation, call or email Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 668-7165, email 
judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gil Hodges (Marine Parkway) Bridge 
across the Jamaica Bay at mile 3.0, at Queens, New York, has 55 feet of 
vertical clearance at mean high water and 59 feet of vertical clearance 
at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.795(a).
    The owner of the bridge, MTA Bridges & Tunnels, requested a 
temporary deviation from the schedule to facilitate mechanical repairs 
at the bridge.
    The waterway has commercial oil barge traffic of various sizes.
    Under this temporary deviation the Gil Hodges (Marine Parkway) 
Bridge across Jamaica Bay at mile 3.0, may remain in the closed 
position from 7 a.m. on April 28, 2014 through 5 p.m. on April 30, 
2014. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without a bridge opening 
may do so at all times. There are no alternate routes.
    The Coast Guard contacted the upstream facilities and no objections 
were received.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: April 11, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-09064 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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