Document ID: USCG-2018-0676-0002
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2018-08-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 160 (Friday, August 17, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17800]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0676]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation; modification.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has modified a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Hawthorne Bridge crosses the 
Willamette River, mile 13.1, at Portland, OR. The deviation is 
necessary to accommodate a filming event for a movie. This modified 
deviation changes the period the bridge is authorized to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: This modified deviation is effective from 6 p.m. on September 8, 
2018, to 12:01 a.m. on September 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0676 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 
modification, call or email Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge Administrator, 
Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 19, 2018, we published a temporary 
deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River 
at Portland, OR'' in the Federal Register (83 FR 34041). That temporary 
deviation allowed the subject bridge to not open to marine vessels from 
6 p.m. on September 1, 2018 to 12:01 a.m. on September 2, 2018. 
Multnomah County, the bridge owner, requested a modification of the 
current published deviation to the following times: 6 p.m. on September 
8, 2018, to 12:01 a.m. on September 9, 2018. This change is due to 
scheduling issues with the filming crew for a movie.
    The Hawthorne Bridge provides a vertical clearance of 49 feet in 
the closed-to-navigation position referenced to the vertical clearance 
above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The subject bridge operates per 33 CFR 
117.897(c)(3)(v). Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River 
includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small 
pleasure craft. The Coast Guard requested objections to this 
modification from local mariners via email. No objections were 
submitted to us. Waterway usage on this part 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-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will 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 waterway, 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: August 9, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-17800 Filed 8-16-18; 8:45 am]
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