Document ID: USCG-2016-0295-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Isle of Wight (Sinepatuxent) Bay, Ocean City, MD
Posted Date: 2016-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 74 (Monday, April 18, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22546-22547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08896]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0295]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Isle of Wight (Sinepatuxent) 
Bay, Ocean City, MD

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 US 50 (Harry W. Kelly Memorial) 
Bridge across the Isle of Wight (Sinepatuxent) Bay, mile 0.5, at Ocean 
City, MD. The deviation is necessary to accommodate participants of the 
2016 ``Island 2 Island'' Half Marathon.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on 
Saturday, April 30, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0295] 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. Michael Thorogood, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6557, email Michael.R.Thorogood@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The OC Tri-Running Sports, on behalf of the 
Maryland State Highway Administration, who owns the US 50 (Harry W. 
Kelly Memorial) Bridge has requested a temporary deviation from the 
current operating regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.559, to facilitate 
the 2016 ``Island 2 Island'' Half Marathon.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be closed to 
navigation from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on April 30, 2016. The closure has 
been requested to ensure the safety of the increased volumes of runners 
and spectators that will be participating in the ``Island 2 Island'' 
Half Marathon on April 30, 2016.
    The bridge is a Double Bascule bridge and has a vertical clearance 
in the closed position of 13 feet above mean high water. Vessels able 
to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at anytime. 
The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies and there is no 
immediate alternative route for vessels to pass. The Coast Guard will 
also inform the users of the waterway through our Local Notice 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: April 12, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-08896 Filed 4-15-16; 8:45 am]
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