Document ID: USCG-2013-1055-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, Hempstead, NY (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2014-02-28T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04357]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[USCG-2013-1055]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Long Island, New York Inland 
Waterway From East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, Hempstead, NY

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 
Wantagh State Parkway Bridge across the Sloop Channel, mile 15.4, at 
Jones Beach, New York. The deviation is necessary to facilitate public 
safety during the annual Jones Beach Air Show over Memorial Day 
weekend. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed 
position for an hour and a half on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 2:30 p.m. on May 24, 2014 
through 4 p.m. on May 25, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-1055] 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 Ms. Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, 
First Coast Guard District, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil, or (212) 668-
7165. If you have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, 
Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Wantagh State Parkway Bridge has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 16 feet at mean high water 
and 20 feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation 
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.5.
    The waterway has seasonal recreational vessels and fishing vessels 
of various sizes. We contacted the New York Marine Trades Association 
and no objections were received.
    The New York Department of Transportation requested a temporary 
deviation to facilitate public safety by allowing the anticipated large 
volume of vehicular traffic to safely evacuate the area following the 
annual Jones Beach Air Show on Saturday, May 24, 2014 and Sunday, May 
25, 2014, over Memorial Day weekend.
    Under this temporary deviation the Wantagh State Parkway Bridge at 
mile 15.4, across Sloop Channel, may remain in the closed position 
between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2014 and Sunday, May 
25, 2014.
    Vessels that can pass under the bridge during the closed periods 
without a bridge opening may do so at all times. There are no alternate 
routes for vessel traffic.
    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: February 10, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-04357 Filed 2-27-14; 8:45 am]
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