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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 81

[EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0353; EPA-R03-OAR-2007-0476; EPA-R03-OAR-2005-VA-
0007; EPA-R03-OAR-2005-VA-0013; EPA-R03-OAR-2005-0548; EPA-R03-OAR-
2006-0485; EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0682; EPA-R03-OAR-2006-0692; EPA-R03-OAR-
2006-0817; FRL-8500-8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia; Redesignation of 8-
Hour Ozone Nonattainment Areas to Attainment and Approval of the Areas'
Maintenance Plans and 2002 Base-Year Inventories; Correction

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects an error in the part 81 tables of a
series of final rules pertaining to EPA's approval of ozone
redesignation requests for Kent and Queen Anne, Erie, Fredericksburg,
Shenandoah, Charleston, Parkersburg-Marietta, Steubenville-Weirton,
Wheeling, and Huntington-Ashland 8-hour ozone nonattainment areas. The
requests to redesignate the areas from nonattainment to attainment were
submitted by Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 5, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene Shandruk,<PHONE_NUMBER> or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document wherever ``we'' or
``our'' are used we mean EPA. The following table is a summary of the
dates on which we published final rulemaking documents announcing our
approval of three simultaneous actions for nine areas: (1)
Redesignation from nonattainment to attainment of 8-hour ozone national
ambient air quality standard (NAAQS); (2) approval of the areas'
maintenance plans, and (3) approval of the emissions 2002 base-year
inventories and mobile budgets. The effective dates for the three
actions were announced in the DATES section as being 30 days from the
date of publication.

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              State                Nonattainment area  Date of publication         FRN          Effective date
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Maryland........................  Kent & Queen Anne's  December 22, 2006..       71 FR 76920  January 22, 2007.
Pennsylvania....................  Erie...............  October 9, 2007....       72 FR 57207  November 8, 2007.
Virginia........................  Fredericksburg.....  December 23, 2005..       70 FR 76165  January 23, 2006.
                                  Shenandoah.........  January 3, 2006....          71 FR 24  February 2, 2006.
West Virginia...................  Charleston.........  July 11, 2006......       71 FR 39001  August 10, 2006.
                                  Huntington-Ashland.  September 15, 2006.       71 FR 54421  October 16, 2006.
                                  Parkersburg-         May 8, 2007........       72 FR 25967  June 7, 2007.
                                   Marietta.
                                  Steubenville-        May 14, 2007.......       72 FR 27060  June 13, 2007.
                                   Weirton.
                                  Wheeling...........  May 15, 2007.......       72 FR 27247  June 14, 2007.
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    The corresponding effective dates in the 40 CFR part 81 tables for
each nonattainment area should have also been 30 days from date of
publication, but were inadvertently established as the dates of
publication. This action corrects the erroneous effective date in part
81 for each of the above listed areas.
    In the rule documents published in the Federal Register on the
effective dates given in the above table, the part 81 tables for the
nonattainment areas listed in the above table are corrected by revising
the entry for the effective designation date for these areas from the
date of publications given in the above table to the effective dates
given in the above table (for example, for Kent & Queen Anne, corrected
from December 23, 2006 to January 22, 2007).
    Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), provides that, when an agency for good cause finds that
notice and public procedure are impracticable, unnecessary or contrary
to the public interest, the agency may issue a rule without providing
notice and an opportunity for public comment. We have determined that
there is good cause for making today's rule final without prior
proposal and opportunity for comment because this rule is not
substantive and imposes no regulatory requirements, but merely corrects
a citation in a previous action. Thus, notice and public procedure are
unnecessary. We find that this constitutes good cause under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B).

Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993),
this action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore
not subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. For this
reason, this action is also not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)). Because
the agency has made a ``good cause'' finding that this action is not
subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the Administrative
Procedures Act or any other statute as indicated in the Supplementary
Information section above, it is not subject to the regulatory
flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.), or to sections 202 and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). In addition, this action does not
significantly or uniquely affect small governments or impose a
significant intergovernmental mandate, as described in sections 203 and
204 of UMRA. This rule also does not have a substantial direct effect
on one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes, as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor
will it have substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
governments, as specified by Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August
10, 1999). This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62
FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it approves a state rule
implementing a Federal standard.
    This technical correction action does not involve technical
standards; thus the requirements of section 12(d) of the National
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do
not apply. The rule also does not involve special consideration of
environmental justice related issues as required by Executive Order
12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). In issuing this rule, EPA has
taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity,
minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for
affected conduct, as required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988 (61
FR 4729, February 7, 1996). EPA has complied with Executive Order 12630
(53 FR 8859, March 15, 1998) by examining the takings implications of
the rule in accordance with the ``Attorney General's Supplemental
Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and Avoidance of Unanticipated
Takings'' issued under the executive order. This rule does not impose
an information collection burden under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
    The Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), as added by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996,
generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy
of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. Section 808 allows the issuing agency to
make a rule effective sooner than otherwise provided by the CRA if the
agency makes a good cause finding that notice and public procedure is
impracticable, unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This
determination must be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2).
As stated previously, EPA had made such a good cause finding, including
the reasons therefore, and established an effective date of December 5,
2007. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. These corrections to the tables in 40
CFR 81.321, 81.339, 81.347 and 81.349 for Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia are not ``major rules'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 81

    Air pollution control, National parks, Wilderness areas.

    Dated: November 20, 2007.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, Region III.

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40 CFR part 81 is amended as follows:

PART 81--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for Part 81 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

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2. In Sec.  81.321, the table entitled ``Maryland--Ozone (8-Hour
Standard)'' is amended by revising the entry for Kent and Queen Anne's
Area to read as follows:

Sec.  81.321  Maryland.

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                                                            Maryland--Ozone (8-Hour Standard)
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                                                       Designation \a\                                           Category/Classification
       Designated Area        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Date \1\                           Type                       Date \1\                       Type
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Kent and Queen Anne's Area
    Kent County..............  January 22, 2007..................  Attainment
    Queen Anne's County......  January 22, 2007..................  Attainment

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\a\ Includes Indian County located in each county or area, except otherwise noted.
\1\ This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

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3. In Sec.  81.339, the table entitled ``Pennsylvania-Ozone (8-Hour
Standard)'' is amended by revising the entry for Erie, PA: Erie County
to read as follows:

Sec.  81.339  Pennsylvania.

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                                                          Pennsylvania--Ozone (8-Hour Standard)
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                                                       Designation \a\                                           Category/Classification
       Designated Area        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Date \1\                           Type                       Date \1\                       Type
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Erie, PA: Erie County          11/8/2007.........................  Attainment

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\a\ Includes Indian County located in each county or area, except otherwise noted.
\1\ This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

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4. In Sec.  81.347, the table entitled ``Virginia--Ozone (8-Hour
Standard)'' is amended by revising the entries for Fredericksburg, VA
and Madison and Page Cos. (Shenandoah NP), VA Area to read as follows:

Sec.  81.347  Virginia.

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                                                       Designation \a\                                           Category/Classification
       Designated Area        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Date \1\                           Type                       Date \1\                       Type
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Fredericksburg, VA:
    City of Fredericksburg...  January 23, 2006..................  Attainment
    Spotsylvania County......  January 23, 2006..................  Attainment
    Stafford County..........  January 23, 2006..................  Attainment
Madison and Page Cos.
 (Shenandoah NP), VA area:
    Madison County (part)....  February 2, 2006..................  Attainment
    Page County (part).......  February 2, 2006..................  Attainment

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\a\ Includes Indian County located in each county or area, except otherwise noted.
\1\ This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

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5. In Sec.  81.349, the table entitled ``West Virginia--Ozone (8-Hour
Standard)'' is amended by revising the entries for Charleston, WV;
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY; Parkersburg-Marietta WV-OH Area; Wheeling,
WV-OH Area; and Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Area to read as follows:

Sec.  81.349  West Virginia.

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                                                       Designation \a\                                           Category/Classification
       Designated Area        --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            Date \1\                           Type                       Date \1\                       Type
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Charleston, WV:
    Kanawha County...........  August 10, 2006...................  Attainment
    Putnam County............  August 10, 2006...................  Attainment
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY
    Cabell County............  October 16, 2006..................  Attainment
    Wayne County.............  October 16, 2006..................  Attainment
Parksburg-Marietta, WV-OH
 Area:
    Wood County..............  June 7, 2007......................  Attainment
Wheeling, WV-OH area:
    Marshall County..........  June 14, 2007.....................  Attainment
    Ohio County..............  June 14, 2007.....................  Attainment
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV
 area:
    Brooke County............  June 13, 2007.....................  Attainment
    Hancock County...........  June 13, 2007.....................  Attainment
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\a\ Includes Indian County located in each county or area, except otherwise noted.
\1\ This date is June 15, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2022-1466; Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-36]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of Class D and E Airspace and Revocation of
Class E Airspace; Alton/St. Louis, IL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: This action proposes to amend the Class D and Class E airspace
and revoke Class E airspace at Alton/St. Louis, IL. The FAA is
proposing this action due to an airspace review conducted as part of
the decommissioning of the Civic Memorial non-directional beacon (NDB).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; telephone
(202) 366-9826, or<PHONE_NUMBER>. You must identify FAA Docket No.
FAA-2022-1466/Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-36 at the beginning of your
comments. You may also submit comments through the internet at
www.regulations.gov. You may review the public docket containing the
proposal, any comments received, and any final disposition in person in
the Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except federal holidays.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
and subsequent amendments can be viewed online at www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/. For further information, you can contact the
Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support Group, Central Service Center, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority for This Rulemaking

    The FAA's authority to issue rules regarding aviation safety is
found in Title 49 of the United States Code. Subtitle I, Section 106
describes the authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII,
Aviation Programs, describes in more detail the scope of the agency's
authority. This rulemaking is promulgated under the authority described
in Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that section,
the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to assign the use of
airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft and the efficient
use of airspace. This regulation is within the scope of that authority
as it would amend the Class D airspace and Class E airspace extending
upward from 700 feet above the surface and revoke the Class E airspace
designated as an extension of Class D airspace at St. Louis Regional
Airport, Alton/St. Louis,

IL, to support instrument flight rule operations at this airport.

Comments Invited

    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proposed
rulemaking by submitting such written data, views, or arguments, as
they may desire. Comments that provide the factual basis supporting the
views and suggestions presented are particularly helpful in developing
reasoned regulatory decisions on the proposal. Comments are
specifically invited on the overall regulatory, aeronautical, economic,
environmental, and energy-related aspects of the proposal.
Communications should identify both docket numbers and be submitted in
triplicate to the address listed above. Commenters wishing the FAA to
acknowledge receipt of their comments on this notice must submit with
those comments a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the
following statement is made: ``Comments to Docket No. FAA-2022-1466/
Airspace Docket No. 22-AGL-36.'' The postcard will be date/time stamped
and returned to the commenter.
    All communications received before the specified closing date for
comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule.
The proposal contained in this notice may be changed in light of the
comments received. A report summarizing each substantive public contact
with FAA personnel concerned with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.

Availability of NPRMs

    An electronic copy of this document may be downloaded through the
internet at www.regulations.gov. Recently published rulemaking
documents can also be accessed through the FAA's web page at
www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/airspace_amendments/.
    You may review the public docket containing the proposal, any
comments received, and any final disposition in person in the Dockets
Office (see the ADDRESSES section for the address and phone number)
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. An informal docket may also be examined during normal
business hours at the Federal Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Central Service Center, Operations Support Group, 10101
Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177.

Availability and Summary of Documents for Incorporation by Reference

    This document proposes to amend FAA Order JO 7400.11G, Airspace
Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19, 2022, and effective
September 15, 2022. FAA Order JO 7400.11G is publicly available as
listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. FAA Order JO 7400.11G
lists Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, air traffic service
routes, and reporting points.

The Proposal

    The FAA is proposing an amendment to 14 CFR part 71 by:
    Amending the Class D airspace at St. Louis Regional Airport, Alton/
St. Louis, IL, by replacing the outdated term ``Notice to Airmen'' with
``Notice to Air Missions':
    Removing the Class E airspace designated as an extension to Class D
airspace at St. Louis Regional Airport as it is no longer required;
    And amending the Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet
above the surface at St. Louis Regional Airport by removing the Civic
Memorial NDB and associated extension from the airspace legal
description.
    This action is due to an airspace review conducted as part of the
decommissioning of the Civic Memorial NDB which provided navigation
information for the instrument procedures at this airport.
    Class D and E airspace designations are published in paragraphs
5000, 6004, and 6005, respectively, of FAA Order JO 7400.11G, dated
August 19, 2022, and effective September 15, 2022, which is
incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 71.1. The Class D and E airspace
designations listed in this document will be published subsequently in
FAA Order JO 7400.11.
    FAA Order JO 7400.11, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points,
is published yearly and effective on September 15.

Regulatory Notices and Analyses

    The FAA has determined that this regulation only involves an
established body of technical regulations for which frequent and
routine amendments are necessary to keep them operationally current, is
non-controversial and unlikely to result in adverse or negative
comments. It, therefore: (1) is not a ``significant regulatory action''
under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a ``significant rule'' under
DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034; February 26,
1979); and (3) does not warrant preparation of a regulatory evaluation
as the anticipated impact is so minimal. Since this is a routine matter
that will only affect air traffic procedures and air navigation, it is
certified that this rule, when promulgated, would not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Environmental Review

    This proposal will be subject to an environmental analysis in
accordance with FAA Order 1050.1F, ``Environmental Impacts: Policies
and Procedures'' prior to any FAA final regulatory action.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the Federal
Aviation Administration proposes to amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows:

PART 71--DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR
TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND REPORTING POINTS

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1. The authority citation for 14 CFR part 71 continues to read as
follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

Sec.  71.1  [Amended]

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2. The incorporation by reference in 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order JO
7400.11G, Airspace Designations and Reporting Points, dated August 19,
2022, and effective September 15, 2022, is amended as follows:

Paragraph 5000 Class D Airspace.

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AGL IL D Alton/St. Louis, IL [Amended]

St. Louis Regional Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38[deg]53'24'' N, long. 90[deg]02'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from the surface to and including
3,000 feet MSL within a 4.4-mile radius of the St. Louis Regional
Airport, excluding that airspace within the St. Louis, MO, Class B
airspace area. This Class D airspace area is effective during the
specific dates and times established in advance by a Notice to Air
Missions. The effective dates and times will thereafter be
continuously published in the Chart Supplement.

Paragraph 6004 Class E Airspace Areas Designated as an Extension to
a Class D or Class E Surface Area.

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AGL IL E4 Alton/St. Louis, IL [Remove]

Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas Extending Upward From 700
Feet or More Above the Surface of the Earth.

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AGL IL E5 Alton/St. Louis, IL [Amended]

St. Louis Regional Airport, IL
    (Lat. 38[deg]53'24'' N, long. 90[deg]02'46'' W)

    That airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface
within a 6.9-mile radius of St. Louis Regional Airport.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 29, 2022.
Martin A. Skinner,
Acting Manager, Operations Support Group, ATO Central Service Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-26247 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0684]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Elizabeth River, Eastern Branch,
Norfolk, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the draw of the Norfolk Southern
5 Railroad Bridge, across the Elizabeth River Eastern Branch,
mile 1.1, at Norfolk, VA. This deviation is necessary to facilitate
replacing the broken tread plates and shimming the remaining tread
plates to the proper elevation on the Norfolk Southern 5
Railroad drawbridge. There are a total of 10 tread plates that need to
be replaced. This temporary deviation allows the drawbridge to remain
in the closed to navigation position.

DATES: This deviation is effective from 10 a.m. on August 19, 2013 to 6
p.m. August 30, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2013-0684] 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. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mrs. Kashanda Booker, Bridge
Administration Branch Fifth District, Coast Guard; telephone (757) 398-
6227, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on
reviewing the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket
Operations,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Norfolk Southern Corporation, who owns
and operates this drawbridge, has requested a temporary deviation from
the current operating regulation set out in 33 CFR 117.5 to facilitate
thermite welding on the rails.
    Under the regular operating schedule, the Norfolk Southern
5 Railroad Bridge, mile 1.1, in Norfolk, VA, the draw must
open promptly and fully for the passage of vessels when a request or
signal to open is given. The draw normally is maintained in open-to-
navigation position and only closes for train crossings or periodic
maintenance. The Norfolk Southern 5 railroad Bridge, at mile
1.1, across the Elizabeth River (Eastern Branch) in Norfolk, VA, has a
vertical clearance in the closed position to vessels of 6 feet above
mean high water.
    Under this temporary deviation, the drawbridge will be maintained
in the closed to navigation position each day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
on August 19, 2013 until August 30, 2013. At all other times, the
drawbridge will operate under its normal operating schedule. The
drawbridge normally is maintained in the open-to-navigation position
with

several vessels transiting a week and only closes when trains transit.
Emergency openings cannot be provided during the closure period. There
are no alternate routes for vessels transiting this section on the
Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River; however, vessels requiring an
opening may pass before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. Mariners able to pass
under the bridge in the closed position may do so at any time and are
advised to proceed with caution.
    The Elizabeth River Eastern Branch is used by a variety of vessels
including military, tugs, commercial, and recreational vessels. The
Coast Guard has carefully coordinated the restrictions with these
waterway users. The Coast Guard will also inform additional waterway
users through our Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners of the
closure periods for the bridge so that vessels can arrange their
transits to minimize any impacts 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 designated
time period.
    This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under
33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 6, 2013.
Waverly W. Gregory, Jr.,
Bridge Program Manager, Fifth Coast Guard District.
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