Document ID: USCG-2015-0765-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Townsend Gut, Boothbay and Southport, ME
Posted Date: 2015-08-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48689-48690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20118]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0765]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Townsend Gut, Boothbay and 
Southport, Maine

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Southport (SR 27) Bridge, across 
Townsend Gut, mile 0.7, at Boothbay and Southport, Maine. This 
deviation is necessary to facilitate replacement of the bridge wedge 
motor. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed 
position for 24 hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on October 5, 2015 
through 7 a.m. on October 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0765] 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, contact Mr. Joe M. Arca, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4336, email 
joe.m.arca@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call 
Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southport (SR 27) Bridge, mile 0.7, 
across the Townsend Gut has a vertical clearance in the closed position 
of 10

[[Page 48690]]

feet at mean high water and 19 feet at mean low water. The existing 
bridge operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.537.
    Maine Department of Transportation requested this temporary 
deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate essential 
bridge repairs.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Southport Bridge (SR 27) may 
remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on October 5, 2015 through 7 
a.m. on October 6, 2015.
    The bridge will be able to open in the event of an emergency. There 
is no alternate route for vessel traffic; however, vessels that can 
pass under the closed draws during this closure may do so at any time.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway through our 
Local 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.

    Dated: August 5, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-20118 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110-04-P