Federal Register: RULES Drawbridge operations: [33 CFR Part 117]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

CFR Citation: 33 CFR Part 117

CGD ID: [CGD01-01-177]

NOTICE: RULES

ACTION: Drawbridge operations:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Drawbridge Operation Regulations: Hampton River, NH

DATES: This deviation is effective on October 16, 2001.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operation regulations for the SR1A Bridge, mile 0.0, across the Hampton River in New Hampshire. This deviation from the regulations, effective on October 16, 2001, allows the bridge to remain in the closed position for vessel traffic between 3 a.m. and 6 p.m. This temporary deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled maintenance repairs at the bridge.

SUMMARY: New Hampshire,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The existing drawbridge operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.697.

The bridge owner, New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), requested a temporary deviation from the drawbridge operating regulations to facilitate necessary mechanical repairs at the bridge.

This deviation to the operating regulations, effective on October 16, 2001, allows the SR1A Bridge to need not open for vessel traffic between 3 a.m. and 6 p.m.

This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35, and will be performed with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible.

Dated: September 27, 2001.
G.N. Naccara,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, First Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. 0125283 Filed 10501; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 491015U

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT John McDonald, Project Officer, First Coast Guard District, at (617) 2238364.