Document ID: USCG-2014-0566-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Drawbridge Operations: Grassy Sound Channel, Middle Township, NJ (Federal Register Publication)  (Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.)
Posted Date: 2014-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 41135-41136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16598]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2014-0566]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Grassy Sound Channel, Middle 
Township, NJ

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 Grassy Sound Channel Bridge (Ocean 
Drive), mile 1.0, at Middle Township, NJ. The deviation is necessary to 
accommodate the ``Tri the Wildwoods Triathlon and 5k'' event. This 
temporary deviation allows the bridge draw span to remain in the closed 
to navigation position for 4 hours during the event.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. on August 
16, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2014-0566] 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. Jim Rousseau, Bridge 
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6557, email James.L.Rousseau2@uscg.mil. If you have questions on 
reviewing the docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket 
Operations, (202) 366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cape May County Department of Public Works, 
owner of the drawbridge, has requested on behalf of DelMosports, Inc. a 
temporary deviation from the current operating schedule to accommodate 
the ``Tri the Wildwoods Triathlon and 5K'' event.
    The existing drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 
117.721. On the day of the event, the normal operating schedule for the 
Grassy Sound Channel Bridge (Ocean Drive), at mile 1.0, at Middle 
Township, NJ shall open on signal from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Two hours 
advance notice is required for all other openings by calling (609) 368-
4591. The Grassy Sound Channel Bridge (Ocean Drive) across the Grassy 
Sound has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 15 feet above 
mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be allowed to 
remain in the closed to navigation position from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on 
Saturday, August 16, 2014 to accommodate the ``Tri the Wildwoods 
Triathlon and 5K'' event. The bridge will operate under its normal 
operating schedule at all other times. Log books indicate there has 
only been one opening request for this yearly event in 9 years and 
waterway users are accustomed to the temporary closure.
    Vessels able to pass under the bridge in the closed position may do 
so at any time and are advised to proceed with caution. The bridge will 
be able to open for emergencies. The New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway 
is an alternate route for vessels transiting this area and vessels may 
pass before and after the closure. The Coast Guard will also

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inform additional waterway users through our Local and Broadcast 
Notices to Mariners of the closure periods for the bridge so that 
vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impacts 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 designated 
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is 
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: July 1, 2014.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2014-16598 Filed 7-14-14; 8:45 am]
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