Document ID: USCG-2010-1132-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, Jersey City, NJ (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-01-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4818-4819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1818]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2010-1132]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, Jersey City, 
NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Upper Hack Bridge across the Hackensack River, mile 6.9, at Secaucus, 
New Jersey. The deviation is necessary for electrical rehabilitation. 
This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 4 a.m. on January 27, 2011 
through 10 p.m. on January 28, 2011.

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ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2010-1132 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2010-1132 in the 
``Keyword'' and then clicking ``Search''. They are 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 e-mail Mr. Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, joe.m.arca@uscg.mil, telephone (212) 668-7165. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper Hack Bridge, across the Hackensack 
River at mile 6.9 has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 8 
feet at mean high water and 13 feet at mean low water. The existing 
drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.723(d).
    The waterway has seasonal recreational vessels, and commercial 
vessels of various sizes.
    The owner of the bridge, New Jersey Transit, requested a temporary 
deviation to facilitate necessary electrical system upgrades at the 
bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation the Upper Hack Bridge, mile 6.9, 
across the Hackensack River may remain in the closed position from 4 
a.m. on January 27, 2011 through 10 p.m. on January 28, 2011. Vessels 
that can pass under the bridge without a bridge opening may do so at 
all times.
    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: January 11, 2011.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-1818 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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