Document ID: USCG-2014-0143-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Annisquam River and Blynman Canal, Gloucester, MA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-04-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20785-20786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08241]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0143]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Annisquam River and Blynman 
Canal, Gloucester, MA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

[[Page 20786]]

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
schedule governing the operation of the Blynman (SR127) Bridge across 
the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal, mile 0.0, at Gloucester, 
Massachusetts. The deviation is necessary to facilitate public safety 
during a public event, the annual Saint Peter's Fiesta 5K Road Race. 
This temporary deviation authorizes the bridge to remain in the closed 
position for thirty minutes to facilitate public safety.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on June 
26, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation [USCG-2014-0143] 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. John W. McDonald, Project 
Officer, First Coast Guard District, telephone (617) 223-8364 or email 
john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Blynman (SR127) Bridge at mile 0.0, 
across the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal at Gloucester, 
Massachusetts, has 8.2 feet of vertical clearance at mean high water 
and 16 feet of vertical clearance at mean low water. The existing 
drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.586.
    The owner of the bridge, Massachusetts Department of 
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation from the schedule to 
facilitate a public event, the Annual Saint Peter's Fiesta 5K Road 
Race.
    The waterway has recreational vessel traffic of various sizes.
    Under this temporary deviation the Blynman (SR127) Bridge at mile 
0.0, across the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal may remain in the 
closed position for thirty minutes, between 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. on 
June 26, 2014. Vessels that can pass under the bridge without a bridge 
opening may do so at all times. There is an alternate route for vessel 
traffic around Cape Ann.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: April 1, 2014.
C.L. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-08241 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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