[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 19189-19190]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08395]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2017-0251

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Barnegat Bay, Seaside Heights,
NJ

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation; modification.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has modified a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the S37 Bridge across the Barnegat Bay,
mile 14.1, New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, at Seaside Heights, NJ.
This modified deviation is necessary to perform bridge maintenance and
repairs. This deviation allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to-
navigation position.

DATES: This modified deviation is effective without actual notice from
April 26, 2017 through 8 p.m. on April 28, 2017. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 8:00 p.m. on April 21,
2017, until April 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2017-0251] 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 Mr. Hal R. Pitts, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard, telephone 757-398-
6222, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2017, the Coast Guard published
a temporary deviation entitled ``Drawbridge Operation Regulation:
Barnegat Bay, Seaside Heights, NJ'' in the Federal Register (82 FR
15630). Under that temporary deviation, the bridge will remain in the
closed-to-navigation position from 8 p.m. on March 31, 2017, through 8
p.m. on April 21, 2017. The New Jersey Department of Transportation,
that owns and operates the S37 Bridge, has requested a modified
temporary deviation from the current operating regulations to continue
performing a maintenance and repair project on the bridge that
commenced at 8 a.m. on December 1, 2016, and was scheduled to cease at
8 p.m. on April 21, 2017. The bridge is a bascule draw bridge and has a
vertical clearance in the closed position of 30 feet above mean high
water.

    The current operating schedule as set out in 33 CFR 117.733(c)
allows the bridge to remain in the closed-to- navigation position from
8 a.m. on December 1, 2016, until 8 p.m. on March 31, 2017. Under this
modified temporary deviation, the bridge will continue to remain in the
closed-to-navigation position from 8 p.m. on March 31, 2017, to 8 p.m.
on April 28, 2017.
    The Barnegat Bay on the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway is used by
a variety of vessels including small government and public vessels,
small commercial vessels, and recreational vessels. The Coast Guard has
carefully considered the nature and volume of vessel traffic on the
waterway in publishing this temporary deviation.
    Vessels able to safely pass through the bridge in the closed
position may do so at any time. The bridge will not be able to open for
emergencies and there is no immediate alternate route for vessels to
pass. The Coast Guard will also inform the users of the waterways
through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the change in
operating schedule for the bridge so that vessel operators can arrange
their transit 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 20, 2017.
Hal R. Pitts,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2017-08395 Filed 4-25-17; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6530-6531]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02284]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006]

Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain
Management, as Revised

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice seeks comment on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines
for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management.'' The
President has directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),
on behalf of the Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, to publish for
public comment draft amended Floodplain Management Guidelines to
provide guidance to agencies on the implementation of Executive Order
11988, as amended, consistent with a new Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard, which was developed by the Mitigation Framework Leadership
Group in consultation with the Federal Interagency Floodplain
Management Task Force. FEMA is publishing this notice on behalf of the
Mitigation Framework Leadership Group, which is chaired by FEMA, to
solicit and consider public input.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified by docket ID FEMA-2015-0006 and
may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 8NE, 500 C Street
SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bradley Garner, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, 1800 South Bell

Street, Arlington, VA, 22202,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or
material, all submissions will be posted, without change, to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will
include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting
this information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy Act
notice, which can be viewed by clicking on the ``Privacy Notice'' link
in the footer of www.regulations.gov.
    You may submit your comments and material by the methods specified
in the ADDRESSES section above. Please submit your comments and any
supporting material by only one means to avoid the receipt and review
of duplicate submissions.
    Docket: This notice is available in docket ID FEMA-2015-0006. For
access to the docket to read background documents or comments received,
go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov and
search for the docket ID. Submitted comments may also be inspected at
FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel, 8NE, 500 C Street SW., Washington, DC
20472.

II. Background

    This notice seeks comment on the proposed ``Revised Guidelines for
Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management''
(Guidelines). The Guidelines were first issued by the Water Resources
Council in 1978, following the issuance of Executive Order 11988. The
proposed Guidelines concern Executive Order 11988, which was recently
amended by a new Executive Order, ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and
Considering Stakeholder Input.'' The Federal Flood Risk Management
Standard (Standard) was developed by the Mitigation Framework
Leadership Group in consultation with the Federal Interagency
Floodplain Management Task Force, at the direction of the President.
The Standard provides three approaches for defining the floodplain:
     Applying methods informed by best-available, actionable
climate science,
     Adding two or three additional feet of elevation,
depending on the criticality of the building or structure, above the
100-year, or 1%-annual-chance, flood elevation, or
     Using the 500-year, or 0.2%-annual-chance, flood
elevation.
    The Standard is consistent with the President's Climate Action Plan
(June 2013). The President directed Federal agencies to take the
appropriate actions to reduce risks to Federal investments,
specifically calling on Federal agencies to update their flood risk
reduction standards. The Standard also expands to a more national scope
the work initially begun by the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force
to build back smarter in the Sandy-affected region. This expansion was
a key recommendation from the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy
(August 2013) and the Recommendations of the State, Local and Tribal
Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience (November
2014).
    In addition to this notice seeking comment, the Mitigation
Framework Leadership Group is conducting a series of public meetings,
which will serve as ``Listening Sessions'' to solicit feedback. A
virtual listening session will also be held. A separate Federal
Register Notice will be forthcoming detailing meeting dates and
locations.
    Executive Order 11988, as amended, the proposed ``Revised
Guidelines for Implementing Executive Order 11988, Floodplain
Management,'' and the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard are
included in the docket for this Notice on www.regulations.gov, under
docket ID FEMA-2015-0006.

    Authority: Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management, as
amended; Executive Order, ``Establishing a Federal Flood Risk
Management Standard and a Process for Further Soliciting and
Considering Stakeholder Input.''

    Dated: January 30, 2015.
Roy Wright,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. 2015-02284 Filed 2-4-15; 8:45 am]
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