Document ID: USCG-2015-0569-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Willamette River, Portland, OR (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-06-22T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 35570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15215]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0569]

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 Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, and the 
Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, both crossing the Willamette River at 
Portland, OR. The deviation is necessary to accommodate Portland's Red, 
White, and Blues Run/Walk event. The deviation allows the bridges to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on 
July 5, 2015 to allow for the safe movement of event participants 
across the bridges.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 5, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0569] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested that the 
Hawthorne and Morrison drawbridges across the Willamette River in 
Portland, OR remain closed to vessel traffic from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on 
July 5, 2015 to facilitate safe, uninterrupted roadway passage of event 
participants for the Red, White and Blues Run/Walk event.
    The Morrison Bridge, mile 12.8, provides a vertical clearance of 69 
feet in the closed position, and the Hawthorne Bridge, mile 13.1, 
provides 49 feet of vertical clearance in the closed position, all 
clearances are referenced to the vertical clearance above Columbia 
River Datum 0.0.
    This deviation allows the Hawthorne and Morrison Bridges, across 
the Willamette River, to remain in the closed position and need not 
open for maritime traffic from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. on July 5, 2015. 
Waterway usage on this part of the Willamette River includes vessels 
ranging from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridges in the closed positions 
may do so at any time. The bridges 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 bridges 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 designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: June 17, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2015-15215 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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