Drawbridge Operation Regulation: Cedar Creek, Cedar Beach, DE

Federal Register: February 6, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 24)

Rules and Regulations

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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.

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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