Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Fox River, Oshkosh, WI

Citation86 FR 35402
Record Number2021-14184
Published date06 July 2021
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtCoast Guard
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W, thence west to latitude 39°1459.4
N, longitude 076°2639.4W, thence
north to the point of origin.
(3) Buffer area. The buffer area is a
polygon in shape measuring
approximately 300 feet in all directions
surrounding the entire course area
described in the preceding paragraph of
this section. The area is bounded by a
line commencing at position latitude
39°1656.2N, longitude 076°2657.7
W, thence east to latitude 39°1657.7N,
longitude 076°2643.7W, thence south
to latitude 39°1459.0N, longitude
076°2629.7W, thence west to latitude
39°1455.8N, longitude 076°2642.7
W, thence north to the point of origin.
(4) Spectator area. The designated
spectator area is a polygon in shape
measuring approximately 1,000 yards in
length by 500 feet in width. The area is
bounded by a line commencing at
position latitude 39°1633.7N,
longitude 076°2640.7W, thence east to
latitude 39°1634.5N, longitude
076°2634.7W, thence south to latitude
39°1605.0N, longitude 076°2631.1
W, thence west to latitude 39°1604.4
N, longitude 076°2637.4W, thence
north to the point of origin.
(b) Definitions. As used in this
section—
Buffer area is a neutral area that
surrounds the perimeter of the Course
Area within the regulated area described
by this section. The purpose of a buffer
area is to minimize potential collision
conflicts with marine event participants
or high-speed power boats and spectator
vessels or nearby transiting vessels. This
area provides separation between a
Course Area and a specified Spectator
Area or other vessels that are operating
in the vicinity of the regulated area
established by the special local
regulations.
Captain of the Port (COTP) Maryland-
National Capital Region means the
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region or
any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant
or petty officer who has been authorized
by the COTP to act on his behalf.
Course area is an area described by a
line bound by coordinates provided in
latitude and longitude that outlines the
boundary of a course area within the
regulated area defined by this section.
Event Patrol Commander or Event
PATCOM means a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer of the U.S.
Coast Guard who has been designated
by the Commander, Coast Guard Sector
Maryland-National Capital Region.
Official Patrol means any vessel
assigned or approved by Commander,
Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National
Capital Region with a commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer on board and
displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
Participant means all persons and
vessels registered with the event
sponsor as participating in the ‘‘1st
Annual Shootout on the River’’speed
runs event, or otherwise designated by
the event sponsor as having a function
tied to the event.
Spectator means a person or vessel
not registered with the event sponsor as
participants or assigned as official
patrols.
Spectator area is an area described by
a line bound by coordinates provided in
latitude and longitude that outlines the
boundary of a spectator area within the
regulated area defined by this part.
(c) Special local regulations. (1) The
COTP Maryland-National Capital
Region or Event PATCOM may forbid
and control the movement of all vessels
and persons, including event
participants, in the regulated area.
When hailed or signaled by an official
patrol, a vessel or person in the
regulated area shall immediately
comply with the directions given by the
patrol. Failure to do so may result in the
Coast Guard expelling the person or
vessel from the area, issuing a citation
for failure to comply, or both. The COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region or
Event PATCOM may terminate the
event, or a participant’s operations at
any time the COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region or Event PATCOM
believes it necessary to do so for the
protection of life or property.
(2) Except for participants and vessels
already at berth, a person or vessel
within the regulated area at the start of
enforcement of this section must
immediately depart the regulated area.
(3) A spectator must contact the Event
PATCOM to request permission to
either enter or pass through the
regulated area. The Event PATCOM, and
official patrol vessels enforcing this
regulated area, can be contacted on
marine band radio VHF–FM channel 16
(156.8 MHz) and channel 22A (157.1
MHz). If permission is granted, the
spectator must enter the designated
Spectator Area or pass directly through
the regulated area as instructed by Event
PATCOM. A vessel within the regulated
area must operate at safe speed that
minimizes wake. A spectator vessel
must not loiter within the navigable
channel while within the regulated area.
(4) Only participant vessels and
official patrol vessels are allowed to
enter the course area.
(5) A person or vessel that desires to
transit, moor, or anchor within the
regulated area must obtain authorization
from the COTP Maryland-National
Capital Region or Event PATCOM. A
person or vessel seeking such
permission can contact the COTP
Maryland-National Capital Region at
telephone number 410–576–2693 or on
Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM channel
16 (156.8 MHz) or the Event PATCOM
on Marine Band Radio, VHF–FM
channel 16 (156.8 MHz).
(6) The Coast Guard will publish a
notice in the Fifth Coast Guard District
Local Notice to Mariners and issue a
marine information broadcast on VHF–
FM marine band radio announcing
specific event dates and times.
(d) Enforcement officials. The Coast
Guard may be assisted with marine
event patrol and enforcement of the
regulated area by other federal, state,
and local agencies.
(e) Enforcement period. This section
will be enforced from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
on July 10, 2021, and from 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. on July 11, 2021.
Dated: June 30, 2021.
David E. O’Connell,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the
Port Maryland-National Capital Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[Docket No. USCG–2021–0336]
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Fox
River, Oshkosh, WI
AGENCY
: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION
: Notice of temporary deviation
from regulations; request for comments.
SUMMARY
: The Coast Guard has issued a
temporary deviation from the operating
schedule that governs the Main Street
Bridge, mile 55.97, the Jackson Street
Bridge, mile 56.22, the Wisconsin Street
Bridge, mile 56.72, the Congress Avenue
Bridge, mile 58.01, all over the Fox
River at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This
deviation will test the remote operations
at each bridge with a drawtender in
attendance to supervise each remote
opening. The Coast Guard is seeking
comments from the public regarding
these proposed changes.
DATES
: This deviation is effective from
midnight on June 30, 2021, through
midnight on October 7, 2021. Comments
and relate material must reach the Coast
Guard on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
identified by docket number USCG–
2021–0336 using Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
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See the ‘‘Public Participation and
Request for Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section
below for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: If
you have questions on this test
deviation, call or email: Mr. Lee D.
Soule, Bridge Management Specialist,
Ninth Coast Guard District; telephone
216–902–6085, email Lee.D.Soule@
uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: This
portion of the Fox River at Oshkosh
flows from Lake Butte Des Mortts to
Lake Winnebago, passing through five
bridges. The first four bridges are
highway bridges: Main Street Bridge,
mile 55.97, the Jackson Street Bridge,
mile 56.22, the Wisconsin Street Bridge,
mile 56.72, the Congress Avenue Bridge,
mile 58.01, and the fifth bridge is a
single leaf bascule bridge that has been
operating remotely successfully for over
one year. Because of the success at the
railroad bridge, we are considering
allowing the other four bridges to
operate remotely. During the summer,
one hundred recreational vessels pass
through these bridges on a daily
average.
I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
The Main Street Bridge, mile 55.97,
provides a horizontal clearance of 89
feet and a vertical clearance 11 feet in
the closed position, the Jackson Street
Bridge, mile 56.22, provides a
horizontal clearance of 97 feet and a
vertical clearance 11 feet in the closed
position, the Wisconsin Street Bridge,
mile 56.72, provides a horizontal
clearance of 75 feet and a vertical
clearance 12 feet in the closed position,
and the Congress Avenue Bridge, mile
58.01, provides a horizontal clearance of
75 feet and a vertical clearance 13 feet
in the closed position. All of these
bridges are over the Fox River and
provide an unlimited clearance in the
open position, and are governed by the
regulations found in 33 CFR 117.1087.
The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation has requested to test the
capabilities of the remote operating
system with live operators in the bridges
and allow the public to comment on the
bridge operations before any changes are
made.
This deviation will not change the
operation of the bridges. The Wisconsin
Department of Transportation will
provide weekly bridge opening data and
approximate vehicle and pedestrian
crossings at the end of the test
deviation. Each bridge will have the
ability to communicate by visual or
audio means including enough cameras
to see above and below the bridge,
including night vision cameras to
monitor approaching river traffic in
adverse weather conditions.
The Coast Guard will also inform the
users of the waterways through our
Local Notice to Mariners when the
comment period opens and how to leave
comments.
II. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
We view public participation as
essential to effective rulemaking, and
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
Your comment can help shape the
outcome of this rulemaking. If you
submit a comment, please include the
docket number for this rulemaking,
indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment
applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation.
We encourage you to submit
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov. If your material
cannot be submitted using https://
www.regulations.gov, contact the person
in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT
section of this document for
alternate instructions.
We accept anonymous comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov and will include
any personal information you have
provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this
document, see DHS’s eRulemaking
System of Records notice (85 FR 14226,
March 11, 2020).
Documents mentioned in this NPRM
as being available in this docket and all
public comments, will be in our online
docket at https://www.regulations.gov
and can be viewed by following that
website’s instructions. Additionally, if
you go to the online docket and sign up
for email alerts, you will be notified
when comments are posted or a final
rule is published.
M.J. Johnston,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,
Ninth Coast Guard District.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 165
[Docket No. USCG–2021–0489]
Safety Zones; Annual Events in the
Captain of the Port Buffalo Zone
AGENCY
: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION
: Notice of enforcement of
regulation.
SUMMARY
: The Coast Guard will enforce
a safety zone located in Federal
regulations for a recurring marine event.
This action is necessary and intended
for the safety of life and property on
navigable waters during this event.
During the enforcement period, no
person or vessel may enter the
respective safety zone without the
permission of the Captain of the Port
Buffalo.
DATES
: The regulations listed in 33 CFR
165.939 as listed in Table 165.939(b)(10)
will be enforced from 9:45 p.m. through
10:45 p.m. on July 9, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: If
you have questions about this notice of
enforcement, call or email MST2 Natalie
Smith, Waterways Management
Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine
Safety Unit Cleveland; telephone 216–
937–6004, email D09-SMB-
MSUCLEVELAND-WWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The Coast
Guard will enforce the Safety Zones;
Annual Events in the Captain of the Port
Buffalo Zone listed in 33 CFR 165.939,
Table 165.939(b)(10) for the Sheffield
Lake Community Days in Sheffield
Lake, OH, on all U.S. waters of Lake Erie
and Sheffield Lake Boat ramp within a
350 foot radius of land position
41°2927.65N, 082°647.71W.
Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.23, entry into,
transiting, or anchoring within the
safety zone during an enforcement
period is prohibited unless authorized
by the Captain of the Port Buffalo or a
designated representative. Those
seeking permission to enter the safety
zone may request permission from the
Captain of Port Buffalo via channel 16,
VHF–FM. Vessels and persons granted
permission to enter the safety zone shall
obey the directions of the Captain of the
Port Buffalo or a designated
representative. While within a safety
zone, all vessels shall operate at the
minimum speed necessary to maintain a
safe course.
This notice of enforcement is issued
under authority of 33 CFR 165.939 and
5 U.S.C. 552 (a). In addition to this
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