Document ID: USCG-2014-0560-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Narrow Bay, Smith Point, NY (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16603]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0560]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Narrow Bay, Smith Point, 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, between Smith Point and Fire Island, New York. The 
deviation is necessary to facilitate the 5K Run for Literacy. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain closed for one hour to facilitate 
public safety during a public event.

DATES: This deviation is effective between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on 
September 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0560] 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 Smith Point Bridge, mile 6.1, across 
Narrow Bay, between Smith Point and Fire Island, New York, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 18 feet at mean high water 
and 19 feet at mean low water. The drawbridge operation regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.799(d).
    The waterway users are recreational vessels of various sizes.
    The owner of the bridge, Suffolk County Department of Public Works, 
requested a temporary deviation from the regulations to allow the 
bridge to remain closed for one hour to facilitate public safety during 
a public event, the 5K Run for Literacy.
    Under this temporary deviation the Smith Point Bridge across Narrow 
Bay, mile 6.1, between Smith Point and Fire Island, may remain in the 
closed position between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on September 6, 2014.
    Vessels that can pass under the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. There are no alternate routes; however, the bridge 
can open in an emergency. Vessel operators will be notified of the 
bridge closure through a Safety Marine Information Broadcast (SMIB) 
issued by the Coast Guard.
    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: July 2, 2014.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-16603 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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