Drawbridge Operation Regulations

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY

OMB No. 1625-0109

DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION
REGULATIONS

Exp: 03/31/2021

U.S. COAST GUARD
Who must comply?

Owners of permitted bridges over navigable waters of the US

What is this collection
about?

The Secretary of DHS is mandated to prescribe regulations for
governing the closures of drawbridges to navigation. A change to a
drawbridge regulation requires notification to the public and that notice
shall include the time, place, need and nature of the change. This
information can only be obtained from the bridge owner.

Where do I find the
requirements for this
information?

Title 33 CFR Part 117, is available at—http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov,
select TITLE 33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters, Part 117.

When must information be Changes to a drawbridge operating schedule are dependent on the
needs of the bridge and local waterway and land traffic. The
submitted to/retained by
information must be provided in enough time, prior to the action taking
the Coast Guard?
place to allow the Coast Guard the opportunity to coordinate with the
waterway users and notify the public.
By mail, phone, fax or when electronically possible submitted via:
How is the information
submitted?
1. Josef.C.Jaufmann@uscg.mil
2. Phone/Fax: 202-372-1512 / 202-372-1914
3. Commandant (CG-BRG)
Attn: Bridge Program
US Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE
Washington D.C. 20593-7418
The Coast Guard uses the information to determine if the request to
What happens when
close the drawbridge is necessary. If the request is accepted, the
complete information is
Coast Guard will coordinate the bridge closure period(s) between the
received?
bridge owner and navigational traffic and notify the public and
navigational community of the date, time, length of closure periods,
and reason for closure or alteration of an operating schedule.
Commandant (CG-BRG)
For additional information,
Attn: Bridge Program
contact-US Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE
Washington D.C. 20593-7418
e-mail: Josef.C.Jaufmann@uscg.mil

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a valid OMB control number.
The Coast Guard estimates that the average burden for this report is about 60 minutes. You may submit any comments
concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate or any suggestions for reducing the burden to: Commandant (CG-551),
U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW, Stop 7580, Washington D.C. 20593-7580 or Office of Management and Budget,
Paperwork Reduction Project (1625-0109), Washington, DC 20503.