Document ID: USCG-2016-0187-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Jersey City, NJ
Posted Date: 2016-04-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 23631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09310]

[[Page 23631]]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0187]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Newark Bay, Jersey City, NJ

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 Lehigh Valley Drawbridge across the 
Newark Bay, mile 4.3, at Jersey City, New Jersey. This deviation is 
necessary to allow the bridge owner to replace rails and ties at the 
bridge. This deviation allows the bridge to remain closed for 26 hours 
for two days.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on June 5, 2016 to 7 
p.m. on June 13, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0187] 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 Joe M. Arca, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, telephone (212) 514-4336, email 
joe.m.arca@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lehigh Valley Drawbridge across Newark 
Bay, mile 4.3, at Jersey City, New Jersey, has a vertical clearance in 
the closed position of 35 feet at mean high water and 39 feet at mean 
low water. The existing bridge operating regulations are found at 33 
CFR 117.5.
    The waterway is transited by seasonal recreational vessels and 
commercial vessels of various sizes.
    The bridge owner, Consolidated Rail Corporation (CONRAIL), 
requested a temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to 
facilitate replacement of the rails and ties at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Lehigh Valley Drawbridge may 
remain in the closed position for 26 hours, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on 
June 5, 2016 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 6, 2016, and a rain date 
from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on June 12, 2016 and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on 
June 13, 2016.
    Vessels able to pass under 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 inform the users of the waterways through our 
Local Notice and Broadcast to Mariners of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridge so that vessel operations 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 18, 2016.
C.J. Bisignano,
Supervisory Bridge Management Specialist, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-09310 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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