Document ID: USCG-2012-0560-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Trent River, New Bern, NC (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.)
Posted Date: 2012-06-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 120 (Thursday, June 21, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37316-37317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15201]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2012-0560]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Trent River, New Bern, NC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
Alfred C. Cunningham Bridge across the Trent River, mile 0.0, at New 
Bern, NC. The deviation allows the bridge draw span to remain in the 
closed to navigation position for 3 hours to accommodate the annual 
Neuse River Bridge Run.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. on 
October 20, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in 
the docket USCG-2012-0560 and are available online by going to http://www.regulations.gov, inserting USCG-2012-0560 in the ``Keywords'' box, 
and then clicking ``Search''. This material is also available for 
inspection or copying 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 rule, 
call or email Mr. Jim Rousseau, Bridge Management Specialist, Fifth 
Coast Guard District, telephone (757) 398-6557. Email 
James.L.Rousseau2@uscg.mil. If you have questions on reviewing the 
docket, call Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, (202) 
366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Event Director for the Neuse River 
Bridge Run, with approval from the North Carolina Department of 
Transportation, owner of the drawbridge, has requested a temporary 
deviation from the current operating schedule to accommodate the Neuse 
River Bridge Run.
    The Alfred C. Cunningham Bridge operating regulations are set out 
in 33 CFR 117.843(a). The Alfred C. Cunningham Bridge across the Trent 
River, mile 0.0, a double bascule lift Bridge, in New Bern, NC, has a 
vertical

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clearance in the closed position of 14 feet, above mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be allowed to 
remain in the closed-to-navigation position from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. 
on Saturday, October 20, 2012 to accommodate the Neuse River Bridge 
Run.
    Vessels able to pass under the closed span may transit under the 
drawbridge while it is in the closed position. Mariners are advised to 
proceed with caution. The Coast Guard will inform users of the waterway 
through our local and broadcast Notices to Mariners of the limited 
operating schedule for the drawbridge so that vessels can arrange their 
transits to minimize any impacts caused by the temporary deviation. 
There are no alternate routes for vessels and the bridge will be able 
to open in the event of an emergency.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge 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: June 12, 2012.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2012-15201 Filed 6-20-12; 8:45 am]
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