Document ID: USCG-2018-0287-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Isle of Wight (Sinepuxent) Bay, Ocean City, MD
Posted Date: 2018-04-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18225-18226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08754]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0287

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Isle of Wight (Sinepuxent) Bay, 
Ocean City, MD

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 US 50/Harry W. Kelly Memorial 
Bridge, which carries US 50 and Ocean Gateway across the Isle of Wight 
(Sinepuxent) Bay, mile 0.5, at Ocean City, MD. The deviation is 
necessary to facilitate the ``Island to Island'' Half Marathon. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 8 a.m. through 10:30 a.m. on 
April 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2018-0287] 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 Mr. Michael Thorogood, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The OC Tri Running Sports, on behalf of the 
Maryland State Highways Administration, owner and operator of the US 
50/Harry W. Kelly Memorial Bridge that carries US 50 and Ocean Gateway 
across the Isle of Wight (Sinepuxent) Bay, mile 0.5, at Ocean City, MD, 
has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating 
regulations to ensure the safety of the participants and spectators 
associated with the ``Island to Island'' Half Marathon on Saturday, 
April 28, 2018. This bridge is a double bascule drawbridge, with a 
vertical clearance of 13 feet above mean high water in the closed 
position and unlimited vertical clearance in the open position.
    The current operating regulation is set out in 33 CFR 117.559. 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation

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position from 8 a.m. through 10:30 a.m. on April 28, 2018.
    The Isle of Wight (Sinepuxent) Bay is used by a variety of vessels 
small fishing vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has 
carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic on the 
waterway in publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open for 
emergencies and there is no immediate alternative route for vessels 
unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast 
Guard will also inform the users of the waterway through our Local and 
Broadcast Notices to Mariners 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: April 19, 2018.
Jerry R. Barnes,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-08754 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
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