Document ID: USCG-2018-0965-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA
Posted Date: 2018-10-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23136]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0965]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Sacramento River, Sacramento, CA

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 I Street Drawbridge across the 
Sacramento River, mile 59.4, at Sacramento, CA. The deviation is 
necessary to allow the bridge owner to conduct preventative 
maintenance. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-
to-navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 6, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0965, 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 Carl T. Hausner, Chief, Bridge 
Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Union Pacific Railroad Company has 
requested a temporary change to the operation of the I Street 
Drawbridge, mile 59.4, over the Sacramento River, at Sacramento, CA. 
The drawbridge navigation span provides a vertical clearance of 30 feet 
above Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation position. The draw 
operates as required by 33 CFR 117.189(a). Navigation on the waterway 
is commercial and recreational.
    The drawspan will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position 
from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 6, 2018, to allow the bridge owner to 
perform necessary preventative maintenance on the center lens of the 
drawspan. This temporary deviation has been coordinated with the 
waterway users. No objections to the proposed temporary deviation were 
raised.
    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 alternate route for vessels to pass. The 
Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterway through our 
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in the 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: October 18, 2018.
Carl T. Hausner,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2018-23136 Filed 10-23-18; 8:45 am]
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