[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47317-47318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22527]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Coast Guard
33 CFR Part 117
[CGD11-95-003]
RIN 2115-AE47
Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal
Canal, CA
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of comment period; notice of public
hearing.
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SUMMARY: In response to several requests for a public hearing, the
Coast Guard is reopening the comment period
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and announcing a public hearing to be held October 5, 1995, on the
proposed change to the drawbridge operating regulations for four
drawbridges over the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal (Oakland
Estuary).
DATES: The public hearing will be held on October 5, 1995, commencing
at 7 p.m. Written comments must be received not later than October 31,
1995.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Gresham Conference Center,
Building 4, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA. Written comments should be
mailed to Commander (oan-br), Eleventh Coast Guard District, Building
10, Room 214, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA 94501-5100, or may be
delivered to Room 214 at the same address between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerry Olmes, Bridge Administrator, Eleventh Coast Guard District;
telephone (510) 437-3514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulatory Background
On May 9, 1995 (60 FR 24599), the Coast Guard published a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), (CGD11-95-003), which proposed amending the
regulation for the draws of the Alameda County vehicular bridges
crossing the Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal at the following
locations: Park Street, mile 7.3; Fruitvale Avenue, mile 7.7; High
Street, mile 8.1; and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers railroad bridge,
mile 7.7 at Fruitvale Avenue. Under the existing regulation, the draws
are attended 24 hours per day, and open upon signal except during
designated morning and afternoon commute periods. The proposed
amendment requires attended service 16 hours per day with a four hour
advance notice requirement for bridge openings during nighttime hours
when an operator is not in constant attendance. The proposed amendment
preserves the existing commute hour closures. This proposed amendment
will allow the bridge owner to reduce operating expenses and should
still provide for the reasonable needs of navigation. In addition, the
identifying waterway mileage designating the location of, and the call
sign for, each bridge would be revised to conform with the currently
utilized standard of measurement.
Discussion of Proposed Action
The Coast Guard received 18 letters in response to the NPRM, six of
which requested a public hearing. The Coast Guard has decided to reopen
the comment period and to hold a public hearing in order to provide all
interested parties with additional opportunity to present relevant
comments.
The hearing will be informal. Representatives of the Coast Guard
will preside, make brief opening statements and announce the procedures
to be followed at the hearing. Each person who wishes to make an oral
statement should contact Mr. Jerry Olmes at (510) 437-3514 before the
hearing date. Such notification should include the approximate time
needed to make the presentation. Comments previously submitted on this
rulemaking are a matter of record and need not be resubmitted at the
hearing. Speakers are encouraged to provide written copies of their
oral statement to the hearing officers at the hearing.
Interested persons who are unable to attend the hearing may also
participate in the consideration of the proposed amendment by
submitting their written comments to the Commander (oan-br), Eleventh
Coast Guard District at the address under ADDRESSES.
All written comments must be received no later than October 31,
1995. Each written comment should identify the proposed amendment and
clearly state the reason for any objections, comments or proposed
changes, and include the name and address of the person or organization
submitting the comment. Copies of all written communications will be
available for review by interested persons after the hearing at the
office of the Commander (oan-br), Eleventh Coast Guard District,
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. All comments received, whether in writing or presented orally
at the public hearing, will be fully considered before final agency
action is taken on the proposed amendment. The proposed amendment may
be changed in light of comments received.
The hearing will be recorded and a written summary will be
available for public review after October 16, 1995. All comments will
be made a part of the rulemaking docket.
Dated: August 30, 1995.
D.D. Polk,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Eleventh Coast Guard District,
Acting.
[FR Doc. 95-22527 Filed 9-11-95; 8:45 am]
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