Document ID: USCG-2017-0770-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Carquinez Strait, Martinez, CA
Posted Date: 2017-08-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17400]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0770]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Carquinez Strait, Martinez, CA

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 Union Pacific Railroad Drawbridge 
across the Carquinez Strait, mile 7.0, at Martinez, CA. The deviation 
is necessary to allow the bridge owner to conduct emergency repairs. 
This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position during the deviation period.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 23, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0770, 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 Carl T. Hausner, Chief, Bridge 
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516; email 
Carl.T.Hausner@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Union Pacific Railroad Company has 
requested a temporary change to the operation of the Union Pacific 
Railroad Drawbridge, over the Carquinez Strait, mile 7.0, at Martinez, 
CA. The drawbridge navigation span provides a vertical clearance of 70 
feet above Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation position. The 
draw operates as required by 33 CFR 117.5. Navigation on the waterway 
is commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on August 23, 2017, to allow the bridge owner to 
conduct emergency repairs. This temporary deviation has been 
coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed 
temporary deviation were raised.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. The bridge will not 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 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: August 11, 2017.
Carl T. Hausner,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-17400 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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