Document ID: USCG-2016-0018-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Des Allemands Bayou, Des Allemands, LA
Posted Date: 2016-02-11T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 7207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02778]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0018]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Des Allemands Bayou, Des 
Allemands, LA

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 Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Railroad swing span drawbridge across Des Allemands Bayou, mile 14.0, 
at Des Allemands, St. Charles and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana. The 
deviation is necessary to perform a swing span change out to the 
bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed-to-navigation 
continuously for 42 days.

DATES: This deviation is effective from February 21, 2016 through April 
1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0018] 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 Donna Gagliano, Bridge Specialist, 
Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128, email Donna.Gagliano@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad 
company requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for 
the swing span drawbridge across Des Allemands Bayou, mile 14.0, at Des 
Allemands, St. Charles and Lafourche Parishes, Louisiana. The deviation 
was requested to accommodate a necessary swing span replacement. The 
draw currently operates under 33 CFR 117.440(b).
    For purposes of this deviation, the bridge will remain closed to 
navigation from 6 a.m. February 21, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. April 1, 
2016. During this 42-day deviation, vessels will not be allowed to pass 
through the bridge. The bridge has a vertical clearance of three feet 
above mean high water in the closed-to-navigation position and 
unlimited in the open-to-navigation position. Navigation on the 
waterway consists of tugs with tows, fishing vessels and recreational 
craft.
    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 bridge. The bridge will not be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass.
    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: February 5, 2016.
David M. Frank,
Bridge Administrator, Eighth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-02778 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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