Rule2021-14184
Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Fox River, Oshkosh, WI
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Published
July 6, 2021
Effective
June 30, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentCoast Guard
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35402-35403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14184]
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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.
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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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fab69f9fd4bed4a9958f969fba8f89999dd4979396"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2be9797dcb6dca19d879e97b287819195dc9f9b9e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be
submitted using <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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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