[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35958-35959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16830]


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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

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 SEAWOLF (SSN 21) should be 
amended. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters 
where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1996.

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.


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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 SEAWOLF (SSN 21), previously certified as not in compliance with 72 
COLREGS, have been relocated. The relocation has resulted in a 
reduction in the arc of visibility of the side lights of the vessel 
from 118.3 degrees to 111.5 degrees.
    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 Three of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding an entry for USS 
SEAWOLF (SSN 21) to read 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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                                                                                                                               Forward                  
                                                                                                   Side lights     Stern        anchor     Anchor lights
                                                 Masthead lights                     Stern light     distance      light,       light,     relationship 
                                                      arc of      Side lights arc      arc of       inboard of    distance      height     of aft light 
            Vessel                    No.          visibility;     of visibility;    visibility;      ship's     forward of   above hull    to forward  
                                                    rule 21(a)       rule 21(b)      rule 21(c)      sides in     stern in    in meters;     light in   
                                                                                                   meters 3(b)    meters;     2(K) annex    meters 2(K) 
                                                                                                     annex 1     rule 21(c)       1           annex 1   
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USS SEAWOLF...................  SSN-21           225 deg.         111.5 deg.       205 deg.                5.1         10.7          2.8  1.8 below.    
                                                                                                                                                        
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    Dated: June 4, 1996.
M.W. Kerns,
Lieutenant, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty), Acting.
[FR Doc. 96-16830 Filed 7-8-96; 8:45 am]
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