[Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 6229-6230]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG-2009-0022]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Cedar Creek, Cedar Beach, DE
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, has approved a
temporary deviation from the regulations governing the operation of the
SR 36 Bridge, at mile 0.5, across Cedar Creek, in Cedar Beach,
Delaware. Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be
allowed to operate on an advance notice basis on particular dates and
times. The deviation is necessary to perform inspections of the
electrical and mechanical systems.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 8 a.m. on February 5, 2009, to
5 p.m. on April 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2009-0022 and are available online
at 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 Commander
(dpb), Fifth Coast Guard District, Federal Building, 1st Floor, 431
Crawford Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704-5004 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Waverly W. Gregory, Jr., Bridge
Administrator, Fifth Coast Guard District, at (757) 398-6222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hardesty and Hanover LLP Engineering, on
behalf of the Delaware Department of Transportation (who owns and
operates this swing-type drawbridge) requested a temporary deviation
from the current operating schedule to perform inspections of the
electrical and mechanical systems.
The SR 36 Bridge, at mile 0.5, across Cedar Creek in Cedar Beach,
DE, has a vertical clearance of two feet, above mean high water, in the
closed-to-navigation position. The existing regulation is listed at 33
CFR 117.234.
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Vessel openings will be provided each day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
February 5, 2009, and from April 1 to April 3, 2009, if at least two
hours' notice is given.
The Coast Guard will inform the users of the waterway through our
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the opening restrictions of
the draw span to minimize transiting delays 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: January 21, 2009.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E9-2498 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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