Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)
Rules and Regulations
Pages 24491-24492
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2016-09676
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
Docket No. USCG-2016-0307
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Three Mile Slough, Rio Vista, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Highway 160 drawbridge across Three Mile Slough, mile 0.1, at Rio Vista, CA. The deviation is necessary to allow the bridge owner to complete the necessary sand blasting and painting rehabilitation. This deviation allows the bridge to be secured in the closed-to-navigation position during the deviation period.
DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from April 26, 2016 through 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2016. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from 12:01 a.m. on April 18, 2016, until April 26, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, USCG-2016-0307, is available at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with this deviation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this temporary deviation, call or email David H. Sulouff, Chief, Bridge Section, Eleventh Coast Guard District; telephone 510-437-3516, email David.H.Sulouff@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The California Department of Transportation has requested a temporary change to the operation of the Highway 160 drawbridge, mile 0.1, over Three Mile Slough, at Rio Vista, CA. The drawbridge navigation span provides 12 feet vertical clearance above Mean High Water in the closed-to-navigation position. In accordance with 33 CFR 117.5, the draw opens on signal. Navigation on the waterway is commercial, search and rescue, law enforcement, and recreational.
The drawbridge will be secured in the closed-to-navigation position from 12:01 a.m. on April 18, 2016 to 11:59 p.m. on April 30, 2016, to allow the bridge owner to complete the necessary sand blasting and painting rehabilitation after unforeseen events have caused project delays. A containment scaffolding system has been installed below low steel of the entire length of the bridge structure, reducing vertical clearance for navigation by not more than 4 feet, and is lighted at night with red lights. This temporary deviation has been coordinated with the waterway users. No objections to the proposed temporary deviation were raised.
Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed position may do so at anytime. The bridge will not be able to open for emergencies. The confluence of the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers can be used as an alternate route for vessels unable to pass through the bridge in the closed position. The Coast Guard will also inform waterway users through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange their
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transits to minimize any impact 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 effective period of this temporary deviation. This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
Dated: April 12, 2016.
D.H. Sulouff,
District Bridge Chief, Eleventh Coast Guard District.
FR Doc. 2016-09676 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am
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