[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 9107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5328]



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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). The Deputy Assistant Judge 
Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined that a prior 
certification of noncompliance for USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) should be 
amended to reflect compliance with 72 COLREGS. The intended effect of 
this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 11, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R. R. Pixa, 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 determined that certain navigation lights on 
USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), previously certified as not in compliance with 
72 COLREGS, now comply with the applicable 72 COLREGS requirements. 
Specifically, the ship now has a single forward anchor light and a 
single aft anchor light, as required by Rule 30(a)(i). Furthermore, the 
forward anchor light and the aft anchor light have been relocated to 
comply with Annex I, paragraph 2(k), and Rule 30(a)(ii).
    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.

    2. Table Two of 706.2 is amended by revising the entry for USS 
KITTY HAWK as follows:


Sec. 706.2  Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive 
Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605.

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                                                                        Table Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                   AFT                                                  
                                                                                                  anchor                             Side               
                                                               Masthead    Forward                light,                 Side       lights,      Side   
                                                               lights,     anchor     Forward    distance     AFT       lights,    distance     lights, 
                                                               distance    light,      anchor     below      anchor    distance   forward of   distance 
                                                               to stbd    distance     light,   flight dk    light,      below      forward   inboard of
                Vessel                           No.           of keel      below      number       in       number    flight dk   masthead     ship's  
                                                                  in      flight dk   of; rule   meters;    of; rule  in meters;   light in    sides in 
                                                               meters;   in meters;   30(a)(i)     rule    30(a)(ii)     Sec.       meters;     meters; 
                                                                 rule       Sec.                  21(e),                 2(g),       Sec.        Sec.   
                                                                21(a)       2(K),                  rule                 annex I      3(b),       3(b),  
                                                                           Annex I              30(a)(ii)                           annex I     annex I 
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USS KITTY HAWK........................  CV-63                      27.8  ..........          1  .........          1         0.2  ..........  ..........
                                                                                                                                                        
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    Dated: December 11, 1995.
R.R. Pixa,
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty).

[FR Doc. 96-5328 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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