Document ID: USCG-2014-0645-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Willamette River, Portland, OR (Federal Register Publication) (Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.)
Posted Date: 2014-08-05T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45345-45346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18370]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0645]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Willamette River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the 
operating schedule that governs The Broadway Bridge, across the 
Willamette River, mile 11.7, at Portland, OR. This deviation is 
necessary to accommodate the 2014 Pints to Pasta foot race event. This 
deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed position to allow 
safe movement of event participants.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 7:30 a.m. on September 7, 2014 
to 10:30 a.m. on September 7, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0645] 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 rule, 
call or email the Bridge Administrator, Coast Guard Thirteenth 
District; telephone 206-220-7234 email Steven.M.Fischer3@uscg.mil. If 
you have questions on viewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 
Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Multnomah County has requested a temporary 
deviation from the operating schedule for the Broadway Bridge, mile 
11.7, crossing the Willamette River at Portland, OR. The requested 
deviation is to accommodate the annual Pints to Pasta event. To 
facilitate this event, the draw of the bridge will be maintained in the 
closed-to-navigation positions as follows: The Broadway Bridge, at mile 
11.7, crosses the Willamette River and provides 90 feet of vertical 
clearance above Columbia River Datum 0.0 need not open for vessel 
traffic from 7:30 a.m. on September 7, 2014, to 10:30 p.m. on September 
7, 2014. Vessels which do not require a bridge opening may continue to 
transit beneath this bridge during the closure period. The normal 
operating conditions for this bridge operates in accordance with 33 CFR 
117.897 which allows for the bridge to remain closed between 7 a.m. and 
9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This deviation 
period is from 7:30 a.m. on September 7, 2014 to 10:30 a.m. September 
7, 2014. This deviation allows the Broadway Bridge, at mile 11.7 across 
the Willamette River, to

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remain in the closed position and need not open for maritime traffic 
from 7:30 a.m. through 10:30 a.m. on September 7, 2014. The bridge 
shall operate in accordance to 33 CFR 117.897 at all other times. 
Waterway usage on this stretch of the Willamette 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 
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 
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: July 24, 2014.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2014-18370 Filed 8-4-14; 8:45 am]
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