Document ID: USCG-2012-0747-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Grassy Sound Channel, Middle Township, NJ (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.)
Posted Date: 2012-08-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 50016-50017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20340]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0747]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grassy Sound Channel, Middle 
Township, NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) 
Bridge across the Grassy Sound Channel, mile 1.0, at Middle Township, 
NJ. The deviation is necessary to accommodate the annual ``The Wild 
Half'' run. The deviation allows the bridge draw span to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position for 3.5 hours during the event.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. on 
August 26, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket USCG-2012-0747 are available online by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0747 in the ``Keywords'' box, 
and then clicking ``Search''. This material is also available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
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. Jim Rousseau, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth 
Coast Guard District, telephone 757-398-6557, email 
James.L.Rousseau2@uscg.mil. If you have questions on reviewing the 
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 202-
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Event Director for ``The Wild Half'' 
run, with

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approval from the Cape May County Department of Public Works, owner of 
the drawbridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the current 
operating schedule to accommodate ``The Wild Half'' run.
    The Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge across Grassy Sound 
Channel, mile 1.0, a bascule-lift type drawbridge, in Middle Township, 
NJ, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 15 feet, above 
mean high water.
    The Grassy Sound Channel (Ocean Drive) Bridge operating regulations 
are set out in 33 CFR 117.721. Under normal operating conditions, the 
draw would open on signal from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. from May 15 through 
September 30. From 9:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the fourth Sunday in March 
of every year, the draw need not open for vessels. If the fourth Sunday 
falls on a religious holiday, the draw need not open from 9:15 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. on the third Sunday of March of every year. Two hours advance 
notice is required for all other openings.
    Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be allowed to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. 
on Sunday, August 26, 2012 to accommodate ``The Wild Half'' run.
    Vessels able to pass under the closed span may transit under the 
drawbridge while it is in the closed position. Mariners are advised to 
proceed with caution. The Coast Guard will inform users of the waterway 
through our local and broadcast Notices to Mariners of the limited 
operating schedule for the drawbridge so that vessels can arrange their 
transits to minimize any impacts caused by the temporary deviation. 
There are alternate routes for vessels and the bridge will be able to 
open in the event of an emergency.
    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: August 3, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-20340 Filed 8-17-12; 8:45 am]
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