Document ID: USCG-2018-0730-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, South Pasadena, FL
Posted Date: 2018-07-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36428-36429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16149]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0730]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 
South Pasadena, FL

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 Corey Causeway (SR693) Bridge 
across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW), mile 117.7, South 
Pasadena, FL. The deviation is necessary to accommodate repairs to the 
Bridge. This deviation allows the bridge open at requested times a 
single leaf and with a 6 hour notice for double leaf openings.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on August 1, 2018 to 7 
a.m. on February 28, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0730 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 MST1 Deborah A. Schneller, U.S. 
Coast Guard Sector Saint Petersburg, Waterways Management Division, 
telephone (813) 228-2194 x 8133, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) 
via Quinn Construction Inc, has requested a temporary deviation from 
the operation that govern the Corey Causeway Bridge across the Gulf 
Intracoastal Waterway, mile 117.7. This deviation is necessary to 
facilitate mechanical and electrical repairs, painting, roadway and 
sidewalk grating replacement which includes concrete removal, spall 
repair and tender house replacement. The bridge is a double-leaf 
bascule bridge and has a vertical clearance in the closed to navigation 
position of 23 feet at mean high water.
    The current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.287(f). 
Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will operate per the listed 
schedule but single leaf only and with a 6 hour notice for double leaf 
openings. This section of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is

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predominantly used by a variety of vessels including U.S. government 
vessels, small commercial vessels and recreational vessels. The Coast 
Guard has carefully considered the restrictions with waterway users in 
publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open for emergencies and 
there is no immediate 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 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: July 24, 2018.
Barry L. Dragon,
Director, Bridge Branch, Seventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-16149 Filed 7-27-18; 8:45 am]
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