Document ID: USCG-2018-0438-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Newark, NJ
Posted Date: 2018-06-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12774]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0438]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Newark, 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 Lehigh Valley Bridge across the 
Newark Bay, mile 4.3, at Newark, New Jersey. This temporary deviation 
is necessary to allow the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to facilitate repairs.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on July 15, 2018, to 6 
p.m. on August 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0438 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 Leung-Yee, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 
212-514-4336, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consolidated Rail Corporation, the owner of 
the bridge, requested a temporary deviation from the normal operating 
schedule to facilitate A-Frame sheave bearing repairs. The Lehigh 
Valley Bridge across the Newark Bay, mile 4.3, at Newark, New Jersey is 
a lift bridge with a vertical clearance in the closed position of 35 
feet at mean high water and 39 feet at mean low water. The existing 
bridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.5 and 117.735.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Lehigh Valley Bridge shall 
remain in the closed position from 6 a.m. on July 15, 2018, to 6 p.m. 
on July 16, 2018. Should inclement weather occur, the following rain 
dates may be used: (1) From 6 a.m. on July 22, 2018, to 6 p.m. on July 
23, 2018; (2) from 6 a.m. on July 29, 2018, to 6 p.m. on July 30, 2018; 
or (3) from 6 a.m. on August 5, 2018, to 6 p.m. on August 6, 2018.
    The waterway users are seasonal recreational boaters and commercial 
vessels of various sizes. Coordination with waterway users indicated no 
objections to this temporary deviation. Vessels able to pass under the 
bridge in the closed position may do so at any time. The bridge will 
not be able to open for emergencies and there is no immediate alternate 
route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will 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: June 11, 2018.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-12774 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
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