Document ID: USCG-2011-0066-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Notice
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hackensack River, Jersey City, NJ, Maintenance (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2011-03-04T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11959-11960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4852]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2011-0066]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, Jersey City, 
NJ, Maintenance

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Witt Penn Bridge at mile 3.1, across the Hackensack River, at Jersey 
City, New Jersey. The deviation is necessary to perform bridge 
maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge owner to require a two-
hour advance notice for bridge openings.

DATES: This deviation is effective from April 4, 2011 through May 8, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2011-0066 and are available online 
at

[[Page 11960]]

http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2011-0066 in the ``Keyword'' 
and then clicking ``Search''. They are also available for inspection or 
copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 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 rule, 
call or e-mail Mr. Joe Arca, Project Officer, First Coast Guard 
District, joe.m.arca@uscg.mil telephone (212) 668-7165. If you have 
questions on viewing the docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 
Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Witt Penn Bridge, across the Hackensack 
River at mile 3.1 has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 35 
feet at mean high water and 40 feet at mean low water. The existing 
drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.723.
    The waterway has seasonal recreational vessels, and commercial 
vessels of various sizes.
    Most vessels that presently use this waterway can pass under the 
bridge without a bridge opening.
    The owner of the bridge, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 
requested a temporary deviation to facilitate the replacement of the AC 
drive motors and subsequent testing.
    Under this temporary deviation the Witt Penn Bridge, mile 3.1, 
across the Hackensack River may require a two-hour advance notice for 
bridge openings from April 4, 2011 through May 8, 2011. Vessels that 
can pass under the bridge without a bridge opening may do so at all 
times.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: February 11, 2011.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2011-4852 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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