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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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 HARPERS FERRY (LSD 
49) 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 dock landing 
ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters 
where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 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 HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49) 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 naval dock landing ship. 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), Vessels.

    Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for 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 mast-              
                                                             Masthead      Forward      head light              
                                                            lights not     masthead   less than \1/             
                                                             over all     light not     2\ ship's     Percentage
                                                           other lights   in forward  length aft of   horizontal
                Vessel                       Number            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 HARPERS FERRY.....................  LSD 49            .............  ...........  X                     63.9
                                                                                                                
                                                  * * * * * * *                                                 
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    Dated: June 10, 1994.
    Approved:
C.M. Legrand,
Rear Admiral, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-15240 Filed 6-22-94; 8:45 am]
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