Document ID: USCG-2015-0710-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Narrow Bay, Suffolk County, NY (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-08-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20117]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0710]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Narrow Bay, Suffolk County, 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 operation of the Smith Point Bridge 
across Narrow Bay, mile 6.1, at Suffolk County, New York. This 
deviation is necessary to accommodate the 5K Run for Literacy. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position for one 
hour.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 9 a.m. through 10 a.m. on 
September 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0710] 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 K. Leung-Yee, Project 
Officer, First Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4330, 
judy.k.leung-yee@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Ms. Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
(202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Smith Point Bridge, mile 6.1, across 
Narrow Bay, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 18 feet 
at mean high water and 19 feet at mean low water. The existing bridge 
operating regulations are found at 33 CFR 117.799(d).
    The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels of 
various sizes.
    The Community Family Literacy Project, Inc. requested a temporary 
deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate the 5K Run 
for Literacy.
    Under this temporary deviation the Smith Point Bridge may remain in 
the closed position for one hour between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday 
September 12, 2015.
    There are no alternate routes for vessel traffic; however, vessels 
that can pass under the closed draws during this closure may do so at 
all times. The bridge may be opened in the event of an emergency.
    The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local and Broadcast Notice to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessels 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: August 5, 2015.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-20117 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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