Document ID: USCG-2017-0164-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2017-03-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 15, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13757-13758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05075]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0164]

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 maintenance and equipment upgrades. This 
deviation allows the bridge to operate the double bascule span one side 
at a time, single leaf, to install and test new equipment.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 p.m. on May 26, 2017 to 6 
a.m. on September 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-0164, 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 Steven.M.Fischer@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County requested the Broadway 
Bridge be authorized to open half the span in single leaf mode. 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, and provides 125 feet of horizontal 
clearance with half the span open. This bridge operates in accordance 
with 33 CFR 117.897. This deviation allows the double bascule span of 
the Broadway Bridge across the Willamette River, mile 11.7, to operate 
the bridge in single leaf mode to marine traffic. This deviation allows 
the bridge to operate the double bascule span one side at a time, 
single leaf, to install and test new equipment. The deviation period to 
open the east span only will cover the following dates: From 7 p.m. on 
May 26, 2017 to 7 a.m. on May 27, 2017; from 7 p.m. on May 27, 2017 to 
7 a.m. on May 28, 2017; from 7 p.m. on June 2, 2017 to 7 a.m. on June 
3, 2017; from 7 p.m. on June 3, 2017 to 7 a.m. on June 4, 2017; from 6 
a.m. on June 15, 2017 to 6 a.m. on July 20, 2017. The deviation period 
to open the west span only will cover the following dates: From 7 p.m. 
on July 28, 2017 to 7 a.m. on July 29, 2017; from 7 p.m. on July 29, 
2017 to 7 a.m. on July 30, 2017; from 7 p.m. on August 4, 2017 to 7 
a.m. on August 5, 2017; from 7 p.m. on August 5, 2017 to 7 a.m. on 
August 6, 2017; from 6 a.m. on August 16, 2017 to 6 a.m. on September 
20, 2017. 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 have coordinated

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with the majority of known waterway users and there were no objections 
to this schedule.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may 
do so at anytime. 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: March 9, 2017.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-05075 Filed 3-14-17; 8:45 am]
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