Document ID: USCG-2018-0407-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Schooner Bayou Canal, Little Prairie Ridge, LA
Posted Date: 2018-11-02T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55099-55100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24048]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2018-0407]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Schooner Bayou Canal, Little 
Prairie Ridge, LA

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 State Route 82 (Little Prairie) 
swing span bridge across Schooner Bayou Canal (Old Intracoastal 
Waterway), mile 4.0, in Little Prairie Ridge, LA. The deviation is 
necessary to replace hydraulic piping, which will increase the 
reliability of the bridge's operation. This deviation allows the bridge 
four approved daylight openings four hours apart and to remain in the 
closed-to-navigation position at night.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. on November 5, 2018, 
through 6 p.m. on November 17, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2018-0407 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 Ms. Donna Gagliano, Bridge Branch 
Office, Eighth District, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 504-671-2128, 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Louisiana Department of Transportation 
and Development (LA-DOTD) has requested a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule for the State Route 82 (Little Prairie) swing span 
bridge across Schooner Bayou Canal (Old Intracoastal Waterway), mile 
4.0, at Little Prairie Ridge, LA to replace hydraulic piping that will 
improve the bridge's operation. The bridge has a vertical clearance in 
the closed position of 6 feet above mean high water and 9 feet above 
low water, at the pivot pier, and a foot higher at the rest pier. The 
current operating schedule is set out in 33 CFR 117.494. The bridge 
currently opens on signal for the passage of vessels, except that, from 
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. it requires at least four hours' notice. For an 
emergency, the draw will open on less than four hours' notice, and it 
will open on signal should a temporary surge in waterway traffic occur.
    This temporary deviation allows the bridge to open on signal at 
four approved daylight openings four hours apart, at 6 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 
p.m., and 6 p.m., and to otherwise remain in the closed-to-navigation 
position at night from 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. for a 13 day period from 6 
a.m. on Monday, November 5, 2018, through 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 
17, 2018. Navigation on the waterway consists of tugs with tows, 
fishing vessels and recreational craft. The bridge will not be able to 
open for emergencies; however, an alternate route is available via the 
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The Coast Guard will also inform the 
waterway users of the changes in operating schedule for the bridge 
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners so that vessel 
operators can arrange their

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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 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: October 24, 2018.
Douglas A. Blakemore,
Bridge Administrator, U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District.
[FR Doc. 2018-24048 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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