Document ID: USCG-2013-0223-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Townsend Gut, Boothbay Harbor and Southport, ME (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2013-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23134-23135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09054]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0223]

Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Townsend Gut, Boothbay Harbor 
and Southport, ME

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is issuing a temporary deviation from the 
regulation governing the operation of the Southport SR27 Bridge across 
Townsend Gut, mile 0.7, between Boothbay Harbor and Southport, Maine. 
The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation, will be 
performing structural repairs at the bridge. This deviation allows the 
bridge to operate on a temporary schedule for eight weeks to facilitate 
scheduled bridge maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from April 27, 2013 through June 28, 
2013.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket are part of docket USCG-2013-0223 and are available online 
at www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2013-0223 in the ``Keyword'' and 
then clicking ``Search''. They are also available for inspection or 
copying at the Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 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 
deviation, call or email Mr. John McDonald, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, telephone (617) 223-8364, 
john.w.mcdonald@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the docket, 
call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Southport SR27 Bridge, across Townsend 
Gut, mile 0.7, between Boothbay Harbor and Southport, Maine,

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has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 10 feet above mean 
high water and 19 feet above mean low water. The bridge operating 
regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.537.
    The waterway is transited by recreational and commercial fishing 
boats. There is an alternate route for navigation around Southport.
    The bridge owner, Maine Department of Transportation, requested a 
temporary deviation from the normal operating schedule to facilitate 
deck repairs at the bridge.
    Under this temporary deviation, the Southport SR27 Bridge shall 
operate as follows: From April 27, 2013, through May 27, 2013, between 
6 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, the draw 
shall open on signal, every two hours, at 6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 
p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m.
    From May 28, 2013, through June 28, 2013, between 6 p.m. and 6 
a.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, the draw shall open on 
signal at 6 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m., 2 a.m., and 6 a.m.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge must return to its 
regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: April 4, 2013.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2013-09054 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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