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[FR Doc No: 94-18349]


[Federal Register: July 28, 1994]


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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 BOXER (LHD 4) 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 amphibious assault 
ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters 
where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 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 BOXER (LHD 4) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS: 
Rule 21(a), pertaining to the location of the masthead lights over the 
fore and aft centerline of the ship; Annex I, section 2(g), pertaining 
to the distance of the sidelights above the hull; Annex I, section 
3(a), pertaining to the location of the forward masthead light in the 
forward quarter of the ship; and the horizontal distance between the 
forward and after masthead lights; and Annex I, section 3(b), 
pertaining to the positioning of the sidelights in relationship to the 
forward masthead light, without interfering with its special function 
as an amphibious assault 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), and Vessels.

PART 706--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.

Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

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

                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                                                    Side                
                                                                 Forward                  AFT anchor                   Side       lights,     Side light
                                                    Masthead      anchor      Forward       light,                   lights,      distance     distance 
                                                     lights       light,       anchor      distance    AFT anchor    distance    forward of   inboard of
                                                  distance to    distance      light,       below        light,       below       forward       ship's  
              Vessel                   Number       stbd of       below      number of;   flight dk    number of;   flight dk     masthead     sides in 
                                                    keel in     flight dk       Rule      in meters;      Rule      in meters;    light in     meters;  
                                                    meters;     in meters;    30(a)(i)   Rule 21(e),   30(a)(ii)    Sec. 2(g)     meters;     Sec. 3(b) 
                                                   Rule 21(a)   Sec. 2(K),                 Rule 30                   Annex 1     Sec. 3(b)     Annex 1  
                                                                 Annex 1                   (a)(ii)                                Annex 1               
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BOXER............................  LHD 4          ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........  ...........          3.0         90.9  ...........
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Sec. 706.2  [Amended]

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

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                     Masthead                                                   
                                                    lights not                      After masthead              
                                                     over all    Forward masthead   light less than   Percentage
                                                   other lights    light not in      \1/2\ ship's     horizontal
            Vessel                   Number            and        forward quarter    length aft of    separation
                                                  obstructions.   of ship. Annex   forward masthead    attained 
                                                  Annex 1, sec.    1, sec. 3(a)     light. Annex 1,             
                                                       2(f)                           sec. 3(a)                 
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USS BOXER.....................  LHD 4             .............  X                 X                       39.3 
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    Dated: July 7, 1994.
H.E. Grant,
Rear Admiral, JAGC, U.S. Navy.
[FR Doc. 94-18349 Filed 7-27-94; 8:45 am]
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