[Federal Register: December 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 250)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 79639]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[USCG-2008-1155]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn, NY,
Maintenance
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 regulation governing the operation of the
Hamilton Avenue Bridge across the Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn,
New York. Under this temporary deviation the bridge shall require a
four-hour advance notice for bridge openings for three months to
facilitate bridge maintenance. Vessels that can pass under the draw
without a bridge opening may do so at all times.
DATES: This deviation is effective from January 16, 2009 through March
31, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2008-1155 and are available online
at http://www.regulations.gov. They are also available for inspection
or copying at two locations: 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, and
the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch Office, 408 Atlantic
Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7165.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hamilton Avenue Bridge, across the
Gowanus Canal, mile 1.2, at Brooklyn, New York, has a vertical
clearance in the closed position of 19 feet at mean high water and 23
feet at mean low water. The Drawbridge Operation Regulations are listed
at 33 CFR 117.5.
The waterway has seasonal recreational vessels, and commercial
vessels of various sizes.
The owner of the bridge, New York City Department of
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation to facilitate the
training of bridge personnel, mechanical and electrical testing at the
bridge.
Under this temporary deviation the Hamilton Avenue Bridge shall
require at least a four-hour advance notice for bridge openings from
January 16, 2009 through March 31, 2009. Vessels that can pass under
the bridge without a bridge opening may do so at all times.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the bridge 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: December 15, 2008.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E8-30880 Filed 12-29-08; 8:45 am]
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