Document ID: USCG-2016-0814-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC
Posted Date: 2016-08-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20232]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0814]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

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 U.S. 70/Alfred A. Cunningham Bridge 
across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New Bern, NC. The deviation is 
necessary to facilitate safe participation in the Multiple Sclerosis 
Society's Historic New Bern Bike Ride. This deviation allows the bridge 
to remain in the closed-to-navigation position.

DATES: The deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 
10, 2016, to 9:30 a.m. Sunday, September 11, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2016-0814] 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 North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, who owns and operates the U.S. 70/Alfred A. Cunningham 
Bridge, has requested a temporary deviation from the current operating 
regulations set out in 33 CFR 117.843(a), to ensure the safety of the 
cyclists and spectators that are associated with the Multiple Sclerosis 
Society's Historic New Bern Bike Ride.
    Under this temporary deviation, the bridge will be maintained in 
the closed position from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 10, 
2016, and from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 11, 2016. The 
bridge is a double bascule drawbridge and has a vertical clearance in 
the closed position of 14 feet above mean high water.
    The Trent River is used by small commercial vessels and 
recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has carefully considered the 
nature and volume of vessel traffic in publishing this temporary 
deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may 
do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open in case of 
emergencies, there is no immediate alternative route for vessels to 
pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway 
through our Local and Broadcast Notice 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: August 17, 2016.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2016-20232 Filed 8-23-16; 8:45 am]
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