Document ID: USCG-2011-0150-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Annisquam River and Blynman Canal, Gloucester, MA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-03-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6342]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0150]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Annisquam River and Blynman 
Canal, Gloucester, 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 
SR127 Bridge at mile 0.0 across the Annisquam River and Blynman Canal. 
The deviation is necessary to facilitate a public event, the Yucan One-
Mile Road Race, which will cross the SR127 Bridge. This deviation 
allows the bridge to remain in the closed position during the deviation 
period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 8:45 a.m. through 10 a.m. on 
April 9, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-0150 and are available online 
at http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-0150 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. 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, john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil, or telephone (617) 223-8364. If you 
have questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SR127 Bridge, across the Annisquam 
River/Blynman Canal, mile 0.0, at Gloucester, Massachusetts, has a 
vertical clearance in the closed position of 7 feet at mean high water 
and 16 feet at mean low water. The drawbridge operation regulations are 
listed at 33 CFR 117.586.
    The owner of the bridge, Massachusetts Department of 
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation from the regulations to 
facilitate the Yucan One-Mile Road Race which will pass across the 
SR127 Bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation the SR127 Bridge may remain in the 
closed position between 8:45 a.m. and 10 a.m. on April 9, 2011. Vessels 
that can pass under the bridge in the closed position may do so at any 
time.
    The Gloucester Harbor Master and the local marinas were notified 
and no objections were received.
    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: March 8, 2011.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-6342 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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