33 C.F.R. § 116.20 Detailed investigation.
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) When the Chief, Office of Bridge Administration determines that a Detailed Investigation should be conducted, the District Commander will initiate an investigation that addresses all of the pertinent data regarding the bridge, including information obtained at a public hearing held under §116.25. As part of the investigation, the District Commander will develop a comprehensive report, termed the “Detailed Investigation Report”, which will discuss: the obstructive character of the bridge in question; the impact of that bridge upon navigation; navigational benefits derived; whether an alteration is needed to meet the needs of navigation; and, if alteration is recommended, what type. (b) The District Commander will forward the completed Detailed Investigation Report to the Chief, Office of Bridge Administration for review together with a recommendation of whether the bridge should be declared an unreasonable obstruction to navigation and, if so, whether an Order to Alter should be issued. [CGD 91–063, 60 FR 20902, Apr. 28, 1995, as amended by CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33663, June 28, 1996]
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 116—ALTERATION OF UNREASONABLY OBSTRUCTIVE BRIDGES
§ 116.20 Detailed investigation.
