[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 88 (Monday, May 8, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22510-22511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11198]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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 Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined 
that USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) 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 ship. The intended effect of this rule is to warn 
mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 14, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander K.P. McMahon, 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 Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate 
General (Admiralty) of the Navy, under authority delegated by the 
Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) 
is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and 
purpose, cannot comply fully with the following specific provision of 
72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval 
ship: Annex I, paragraph 2(g), pertaining to placement of sidelights 
above the hull of the vessel. The Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate 
General (Admiralty) of the Navy has also certified that the lights 
involved 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 Two of Sec. 706.2 is amended by revising the information 
on the following vessel:

                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                                                    Side                
                                                                 Forward                  Aft anchor                   Side       lights,        Side   
                                                    Masthead      anchor      Forward       light,                   lights,      distance     lights,  
                                                    lights,       light,       anchor      distance    Aft anchor    distance    forward of    distance 
                                                  distance to    distance      light,       below        light,       below       forward     inboard of
               Vessel                     No.       stbd of       below      number of;   flight dk    number of;   flight dk     masthead      ship's  
                                                    keel in     flight dk    rule 30(a)   in meters;      rule      in meters;    light in     sides in 
                                                    meters;     in meters;      (i)      rule 21(e),   30(a)(ii)    Sec. 2(g),    meters;      meters;  
                                                   rule 21(a)   Sec. 2(K),                   rule                    annex I     Sec. 3(b),   Sec. 3(b),
                                                                 Annex I                  30(a)(ii)                               annex I      annex I  
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USS JOHN F. KENNEDY.................  CV-67              27.5  ...........            1          9.0            2          0.4  ...........  ...........
                                                                                                                                                        
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     [[Page 22511]] Dated April 14, 1995.
K.P. McMahon,
CDR, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 95-11198 Filed 5-5-95; 8:45 am]
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