Document ID: USCG-2015-0108-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Sloop Channel, Jones Beach, NY (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06148]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0108]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sloop Channel, Jones Beach, NY

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 operation of the Wantagh State 
Parkway Bridge, mile 15.4, across Sloop Channel at Jones Beach, New 
York. This deviation is necessary to facilitate public safety during a 
public event, the Jones Beach Park's Air Show. This deviation allows 
the bridge to remain closed for an hour and a half on each day of the 
air show to help reduce vehicular traffic delays.

DATES: This deviation is effective between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on May 
23 and May 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0108] 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, telephone (212) 514-4330, judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. 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 across 
Sloop Channel, mile 15.4, at Jones Beach, New York, has a vertical 
clearance in the closed position of 16 feet at mean high water and 19.5 
feet at mean low water. The existing bridge operating regulations are 
found at 33 CFR 117.5.
    The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels of 
various sizes.
    The bridge owner, New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic 
Preservation, requested a temporary deviation from the normal operating 
schedule to facilitate public safety during the annual Jones Beach 
Park's Air Show over Memorial Day Weekend.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Wantagh State Parkway Bridge 
may remain in the closed position between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. on May 
23 and May 24, 2015.
    There are no alternate routes for vessel traffic. The vertical 
clearance under the bridge is 16 feet at mean high water and 19.5 feet 
at mean low water. The bridge may be opened in the event of an 
emergency.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridges 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: March 3, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-06148 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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