[Federal Register: May 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 88)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 25317]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD01-04-039]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Newtown Creek, Dutch Kills,
English Kills, and Their Tributaries, NY
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a
temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the
Metropolitan Avenue Bridge, mile 3.4, across English Kills at New York
City, New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge may remain
closed from 7 a.m. on May 17, 2004 through 4 p.m. on May 22, 2004, to
facilitate bridge maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from May 17, 2004 through May 22,
2004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The New York City Department of
Transportation (NYCDOT) Metropolitan Avenue Bridge has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 10 feet at mean high water and 15
feet at mean low water. The existing drawbridge operation regulations
are listed at 33 CFR 117.801(e).
NYCDOT, requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge
operation regulations to facilitate bridge maintenance repairs. The
bridge must remain in the closed position to perform these repairs.
Under this temporary deviation the NYCDOT Metropolitan Avenue
Bridge may remain in the closed position from 7 a.m. on May 17, 2004
through 4 p.m. on May 22, 2004.
This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under
33 CFR 117.35, and will be performed with all due speed in order to
return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible.
Dated: April 27, 2004.
John L. Grenier,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, First Coast Guard
District.
[FR Doc. 04-10356 Filed 5-5-04; 8:45 am]
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