Document ID: USCG-2011-0009-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Chelsea River, Chelsea and East Boston, MA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-01-27T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 4817-4818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1805]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0009]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Chelsea River, Chelsea and East 
Boston, MA

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 
P.J. McArdle Bridge across the Chelsea River, mile 0.3, between Chelsea 
and East Boston, Massachusetts. The deviation is necessary to 
facilitate a public event. This deviation allows the bridge to remain 
in the closed position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. on May 
21, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-0009 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-0009 in the 
``Keyword'' and then clicking ``Search.'' They are also available for 
inspection or copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. 
Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.

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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule, 
call or e-mail Mr. John McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, telephone (617) 223-8364, john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil. If you 
have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The P.J. McArdle Bridge, across the Chelsea 
River at mile 0.3, between Chelsea and East Boston, Massachusetts, has 
a vertical clearance in the closed position of 21 feet at mean high 
water and 30 feet at mean low water. The bridge opens on signal at all 
times as required by 33 CFR 117.593.
    The Chelsea Green Space and Recreation Committee, requested a 
temporary deviation to facilitate a public event, the Chelsea River 
Revel and 5K Road Race.
    The waterway is predominantly a commercial waterway with one 
upstream marina.
    This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m. on May 21, 2011. Vessels able to pass under the closed draw may do 
so at any time.
    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: January 11, 2011.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-1805 Filed 1-26-11; 8:45 am]
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