Document ID: USCG-2017-0395-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at Portland, OR
Posted Date: 2017-05-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09724]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0395]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River at 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 Burnside Bridge across the 
Willamette River, mile 12.4, at Portland, OR. This deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the annual Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade 
event. The deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position to allow safe roadway movement of event 
participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 10, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2017-00395 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 d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County owns the Burnside Bridge, 
crossing the Willamette River, mile 12.4, at Portland, OR, and has 
requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule. The 
requested deviation is to accommodate the Rose Festival Grand Floral 
Parade event. To facilitate this event, the draw of this bridge will be 
allowed to be kept in the closed-to-navigation position to marine 
traffic from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 10, 2017. The Burnside Bridge 
provides a vertical clearance of 41 feet in the closed-to-navigation 
position referenced to Columbia River Datum 0.0. The normal operating 
schedule is in 33 CFR 117.897. Waterway usage on this part of the 
Willamette River includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge 
to small pleasure craft. The Coast Guard contacted all known users of 
the Willamette River for comment, and we received no objections for 
this deviation.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed-to-navigation 
position may do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open for 
emergencies, and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to 
pass. The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway, through 
our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners, of the change in operating 
schedule for the bridges 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 schedules 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: May 10, 2017.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-09724 Filed 5-12-17; 8:45 am]
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