Document ID: USCG-2014-0877-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, VA (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.)
Posted Date: 2014-10-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 62338-62339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24772]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0877]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway 
(AIWW), Chesapeake, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the I-64 (High Rise) Bridge across the 
AIWW, South Branch of the Elizabeth River, mile 7.1, at Chesapeake, VA. 
This deviation is necessary to facilitate maintenance work on the 
movable spans drive machinery. This temporary deviation allows the 
drawbridge to remain in the closed to navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2014 
to noon on November 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0877] 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 Mrs. Kashanda Booker, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6227, email Kashanda.l.booker@uscg.mil. If you have questions on 
reviewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Virginia Department of Transportation, 
who owns and operates this bridge, has requested a temporary deviation 
from the current operating regulation set out in 33 CFR 117.997(e), to 
facilitate maintenance of the moveable spans on the structure.
    The current operating schedule for the bridge is set out in 33 CFR 
117.997(e) which requires the bridge open on signal if at least 24 
hours notice is given. The High Rise Bridge has vertical clearances in 
the closed position of 65 feet above mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be closed to 
navigation from 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 2014 to noon on November 2, 
2014. Emergency openings cannot be provided.
    Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do 
so at any time and are advised to proceed with caution. There are 
currently no alternate routes. The Coast Guard will also inform 
additional waterway users through our Local and Broadcast Notices to 
Mariners of the closure periods for the bridge so that vessels can 
arrange their transits to minimize any impacts 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.

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    Dated: October 6, 2014.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-24772 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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