Document ID: USCG-2017-0098-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2017-02-22T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 22, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 11320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03406]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0098]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the lower deck of the Steel Bridge 
across the Willamette River, mile 12.1, at Portland, OR. The deviation 
is necessary to support the Shamrock Run event. This deviation allows 
the lower span of the Steel Bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position to allow for the safe passage of participates in 
the Shamrock Run event across the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. on 
March 19, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0098, 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. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) has 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the 
Steel Bridge across the Willamette River, at mile 12.1, at Portland, 
OR. The deviation is necessary to accommodate participates in the 
Shamrock Run event. The Steel Bridge is a double-deck lift bridge with 
a lower lift deck and an upper lift deck which operate independent of 
each other. To facilitate this event, the lower deck will remain in 
closed-to-navigation position. When the lower is in the closed-to-
navigation position, the bridge provides 26 feet of vertical clearance 
above Columbia River Datum 0.0. The deviation period is from 10:15 a.m. 
to 11:15 a.m. on March 19, 2017. The normal operating schedule for the 
Steel Bridge is in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897(c)(3)(ii).
    Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes 
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. 
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 alternate route for vessels to 
pass. The Coast Guard has conducted a public outreach for this closure 
of the lower deck on the Steel Bridge to known mariners that transit on 
the river. The Coast Guard has not received any objections to this 
temporary deviation from the operating schedule. 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 designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: February 13, 2017.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-03406 Filed 2-21-17; 8:45 am]
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