Document ID: USCG-2017-0148-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Narrow Bay, Smith Point County Park, NY
Posted Date: 2017-03-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13758-13759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05068]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0148]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Narrow Bay, Smith Point County 
Park, 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 Smith Point Bridge across Narrow 
Bay, mile 6.1, at Smith Point Park, New York. This deviation is 
necessary in order to facilitate the Smith Point Triathlon Road Race 
and allows the bridge to remain in the closed position for two hours.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. through 9 a.m. on August 
13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0148 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 James M. Moore, Bridge Management 
Specialist, First District Bridge Branch, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 
212-514-4334, email james.m.moore2@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Smith Point Bridge, mile 6.1, across 
Narrow Bay, has a vertical clearance of 18 feet at mean high water and 
19 feet at mean low water in the closed position. The existing 
drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.799(d).
    The temporary deviation will allow the Smith Point Bridge to remain 
closed from 7 a.m. through 9 a.m. on August 13, 2017. The waterway is 
used primarily by seasonal recreational vessels and occasional tug/
barge traffic. Coordination with waterway users has indicated no 
objections to the proposed short-term closure of the draw.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may 
do so at anytime. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies. 
There is no alternate route for vessels to pass.
    The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners

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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: March 7, 2017.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-05068 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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