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[FR Doc No: 94-12841]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy
32 CFR Part 706

 

Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations 
for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending its certifications and 
exemptions under the International Regulations for Preventing 
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), to reflect that the Judge 
Advocate General of the Navy has determined that USS MERRILL (DD 976) 
is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and 
purpose, cannot comply fully with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS 
without interfering with its special functions as a naval destroyer. 
The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 
COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R.R. Rossi, JAGC, U.S. Navy 
Admiralty Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate General, Navy 
Department, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2400, telephone 
number: (703) 325-9744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33 
U.S.C. 1605, the Department of the Navy amends 32 CFR part 706. This 
amendment provides notice that the Judge Advocate General of the Navy, 
under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified 
that USS MERRILL (DD 976) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the 
following specific rule of 72 COLREGS: In that portion of Annex I, 
Section 3(a) pertaining to the placement of the after masthead light 
and the horizontal distance between the forward and after masthead 
lights, without interfering with its special functions as a naval 
vessel. The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has also certified that 
the aforementioned lights are located in closest possible compliance 
with the applicable 72 COLREGS requirements.
    Moreover, it has been determined, in accordance with 32 CFR parts 
296 and 701, that publication of this amendment for public comment 
prior to adoption is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to public 
interest since it is based on technical findings that the placement of 
lights on this vessel in a manner differently from that prescribed 
herein will adversely affect the vessel's ability to perform its 
military functions.

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 706

    Marine safety, Navigation (Water), and Vessels.

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.

    2. The entry for USS MERRILL (DD 976) in Table Five of 706.2 is 
revised to read as follows:

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                                                           After                
                                                                                          masthead              
                                                              Masthead       Forward     light less             
                                                             lights not     masthead     than \1/2\             
                                                              over all    light not in     ship's     Percentage
                  Vessel                         No.        other lights     forward     length aft   horizontal
                                                                and        quarter of    of forward   separation
                                                           obstructions.   ship. annex    masthead     attained 
                                                           annex I, sec.  I, sec. 3(a)     light.               
                                                                2(f)                      annex I,              
                                                                                        sec. (3)(a)             
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USS MERRILL...............................  DD 976                                                X        46.1 
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    Date: May 9, 1994.

    Approved:
R.E. Grant,
Rear Admiral, JACG, U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-12841 Filed 5-25-94; 8:45 am]
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