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[FR Doc No: 94-15239]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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 CHIEF (MCM 14) 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 mine 
countermeasures vessel. The intended effect of this rule is to warn 
mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 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 CHIEF (MCM 14) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS, 
Annex I, section 3(a), pertaining to the placement of the forward 
masthead light and the horizontal distance between the forward and 
after masthead lights, without interfering with its special functions 
as a minesweeping and minehunting 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.
    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

    2. Table Five of 706.2 is amended by adding the following vessel:

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                                                          After                 
                                                                                         masthead               
                                                             Masthead      Forward      light less              
                                                            lights not     masthead      than 1/2               
                                                             over all     light not   ship's length   Percentage
                Vessel                       Number        other lights   in forward      aft of      horizontal
                                                               and        quarter of     forward      separation
                                                          obstructions.  ship. Annex     masthead     attained. 
                                                          Annex I, sec.    I, sec.     light. Annex             
                                                              2(f)          3(a)         I, sec.                
                                                                                         (3)(a)                 
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USS CHIEF.............................  MCM 14            .............  ...........  X                       64
                                                                                                                
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    Dated: June 7, 1994.
C.M. Legrand,
Rear Admiral, JAGC, U.S. Navy Acting Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-15239 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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