Document ID: USCG-2018-0199-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2018-04-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17492-17493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08259]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0199]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

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 Broadway Bridge across the 
Willamette River, mile 11.7, at Portland, OR. The deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the Portland Race for the Roses event. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position to facilitate the safe movement of event participants across 
the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. to Noon on April 29, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0199, 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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County, the bridge owner, 
requested the Broadway Bridge be allowed to remain in closed-to-
navigation position to vessel traffic to facilitate the safe, 
uninterrupted roadway passage of participants in the Portland Race for 
the Roses event. The Broadway Bridge crosses the Willamette River at 
mile 11.7, and provides 90 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia 
River Datum 0.0 while in the closed-to-navigation position. This bridge 
operates in accordance with 33 CFR 117.897. This deviation allows the 
Broadway Bridge to not open to marine vessels from 5 a.m. to Noon (12 
p.m.) on

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April 29, 2018. The bridge shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 
117.897 at all other times.
    Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes 
vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft. 
We requested objections from known river users, and no objections have 
been received. 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 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 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: April 10, 2018.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-08259 Filed 4-19-18; 8:45 am]
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