Document ID: USCG-2018-0835-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hackensack River, Jersey City, NJ
Posted Date: 2018-09-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21048]

[[Page 48715]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0835]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Hackensack River, Jersey City, 
NJ

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 Hack-Freight Railroad Bridge across 
the Hackensack River, mile 3.1, at Jersey City, New Jersey. The 
deviation is necessary to replace four counterweight sheave assemblies 
on the west tower of the bridge. This temporary deviation allows the 
bridge to remain in the closed-to navigation position during the 
construction period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on September 30, 2018, 
until 6 a.m. on October 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0835, 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 Judy K. Leung-Yee, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
212-514-4336, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The owner of the bridge, Consolidated Rail 
Corporation, requested a temporary deviation in order to replace four 
counterweight sheave assemblies on the west tower of the bridge.
    The Hack-Freight Railroad Bridge across the Hackensack River, mile 
3.1, at Jersey City, New Jersey is a vertical lift bridge with a 
vertical clearance of 11 feet at mean high water and 16 feet at mean 
low water in the closed position. The existing drawbridge operating 
regulation is listed at 33 CFR 117.723(c).
    This temporary deviation will allow the Hack-Freight Railroad 
Bridge to remain in the closed position from 6 a.m. on September 30, 
2018, to 6 a.m. on October 7, 2018. The waterway is transited by 
recreational and commercial vessels. Coordination with known waterway 
users has indicated no objection to the closure of the draw. Vessels 
able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at 
anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies. There is 
no immediate alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the 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 effective 
period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating 
regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: September 21, 2018.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-21048 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am]
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