[Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17249]
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
[USCG-2008-0111]
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Piscataqua River, Portsmouth,
NH, and Kittery, ME
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
Memorial (US 1) Bridge across the Piscataqua River at mile 3.5, between
Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. Under this temporary
deviation, the bridge may remain in the closed position. This deviation
is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance.
DATES: This deviation is effective from 7 a.m. on April 21, 2008
through 7 a.m. on April 26, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this preamble as being available in
the docket are part of docket USCG-2008-0111 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 2 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone number is (617)
223-8364.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John McDonald, Project Officer, First
Coast Guard District, at (617) 223-8364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Memorial (US 1) Bridge, across the
Piscataqua River at mile 3.5, between Portsmouth, New Hampshire and
Kittery, Maine, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 11
feet at mean high water and 19 feet at mean low water. The existing
drawbridge operation regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.531.
The owner of the bridge, New Hampshire Department of
Transportation, requested a temporary deviation to facilitate scheduled
bridge maintenance, counterweight rope replacement.
Under this temporary deviation, in effect from 7 a.m. on April 21,
2008 through 7 a.m. on April 26, 2008, the Memorial (US 1) Bridge may
remain in the closed position. 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.
Should the bridge maintenance authorized by this temporary
deviation be completed before the end of the effective period published
in this notice, the Coast Guard will rescind the remainder of this
temporary deviation, and the bridge shall be returned to its normal
operating schedule. Notice of the above action shall be provided to the
public in the Local Notice to Mariners and the Federal Register, where
practicable.
Dated: March 20, 2008.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. E8-6616 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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