Document ID: USCG-2015-0127-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Columbia River, Celilo, OR, and Wishram, WA (Federal Register Publication)
Posted Date: 2015-03-17T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13766-13767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05886]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0127]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Columbia River, Celilo, OR and 
Wishram, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs the Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Railway Bridge, also known as the Celilo Bridge, across the Columbia 
River, mile 201.2, at Celilo, OR and Wishram, WA. The deviation is 
necessary to replace lift span rail joints. This deviation allows the 
bridge to remain in the closed-to-navigation position during 
maintenance activities.

DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice March 13, 2015 
until 3 p.m. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be 
used from 7 a.m. on March 9, 2015, until 3 p.m. March 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0127] 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 Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge 
Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth District; telephone 206-220-7282, 
email d13-pf-d13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have questions on viewing the 
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations, 
telephone 202-366-9826.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway 
requested this deviation to facilitate the installation of new rail 
joints on the lift span. BNSF has scheduled this installation to 
coincide with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock outages on the 
Columbia River. The Celilo Bridge crosses the Columbia River at mile 
201.2 and provides 18.8 feet of vertical clearance above Columbia River 
Datum 0.0 while in the closed position. Under normal operations, this 
bridge opens as required by 33 CFR 117.869. The deviation period is 
from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily on March 9, 2015 through March 13, 2015. 
This deviation allows the lift span of the BNSF Railway Bridge across 
the Columbia River, mile 201.2, to remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position, and need not open for maritime traffic during the periods 
listed above. The bridge shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.869 
at all other times. Waterway usage on this part of the Columbia River 
includes vessels ranging from commercial tug and barge to small 
pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may 
do so at anytime. The BNSF Railway 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 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 5, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard, District.
[FR Doc. 2015-05886 Filed 3-13-15; 11:15 am]
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