Document ID: USCG-2014-0337-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Willamette River; Portland, OR (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-05-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28432-28433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11408]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0337]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

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 Steel Bridge across the Willamette 
River, mile 12.1, at Portland, Oregon. This deviation is necessary to 
accommodate the Rose Festival Rock N Roll Half Marathon. This deviation 
allows the upper deck of the Steel Bridge to remain in the closed 
position to allow for the safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:45 a.m. on May 18, 2014 to 
1:30 p.m. on May 18, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0337] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email Steven.M.Fischer3@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City of Portland has requested that the 
upper deck of the Steel Bridge remain closed and need not open for 
vessel traffic in order to facilitate safe movement of participants in 
the Rose Festival Rock N Roll Half Marathon. The Steel Bridge crosses 
the Willamette River at mile 12.1 and is a double-deck lift bridge with 
a lower lift deck and an upper lift deck which operate independent of 
each other. When both decks are in the down position the bridge 
provides 26 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0. 
When the lower deck is in the up position the bridge provides 71 feet 
of vertical clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0.
    This deviation does not affect the operating schedule of the lower 
deck which opens on signal. Under normal conditions the upper deck of 
the Steel Bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897(c)(3)(ii) 
which states that from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday one hour 
advance notice shall be given for draw openings and at all other times 
two hours advance notice shall be given to obtain an opening. This 
deviation period starts at 7:45 a.m. on May 18, 2014 and ends at 1:30 
p.m. on May 18, 2014. The deviation allows the Steel Bridge upper deck 
to remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic 
from 7:45 a.m. on May 18, 2014 to 1:30 p.m. on May 18, 2014. Waterway 
usage on this stretch of the Willamette River includes vessels ranging 
from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and 
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 Notice to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for 
the bridge so that vessels 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.

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    Dated: May 5, 2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-11408 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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