Document ID: USCG-2015-0314-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Long Island, New York Inland Waterway from East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, NY (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2015-05-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 96 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 28558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12112]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0314]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Long Island, New York Inland 
Waterway From East Rockaway Inlet to Shinnecock Canal, 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 Loop Parkway 
Bridge, mile 0.7, across Long Creek, and the Meadowbrook State Parkway 
Bridge, mile 12.8, across Sloop Channel, both at Hempstead, New York. 
This temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate the 2015 Dee 
Snider's Ride to Fight Hunger on Long Island. This temporary deviation 
allows two bridges to remain in the closed position during this public 
event.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 
20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0314] 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, contact Ms. Judy K. 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 Ms. 
Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone (202) 
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Loop Parkway Bridge, mile 0.7, across 
Long Creek has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 21 feet 
at mean high water and 25 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge 
operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(f).
    The Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridge, mile 12.8, across Sloop 
Channel has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 22 feet at 
mean high water and 25 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge 
operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(h). Long Creek and 
Sloop Channel are transited by commercial fishing and recreational 
vessel traffic.
    Long Island Cares, Inc. requested and the bridge owner for both 
bridges, the State of New York Department of Transportation, concurred 
with this temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to 
facilitate a public event, the 2015 Dee Snider's Ride.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Loop Parkway and the 
Meadowbrook State Parkway Bridges may remain in the closed position 
between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on September 20, 2015.
    There are no alternate routes for vessel traffic; however, vessels 
that can pass under the closed draws during this closure may do so at 
any time. The bridges 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 drawbridges 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: May 8, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-12112 Filed 5-18-15; 8:45 am]
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