[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 67726-67727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32574]


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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 prior 
certifications of noncompliance for USS BUTTE (AE 27), USS SANTA 
BARBARA (AE 28), and USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 34) should be amended. The 
intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 
COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 10, 1996.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Lieutenant T.M. Carlos, JAGC, USNR, 
Associate 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 BUTTE (AE 27), USS SANTA BARBARA (AE 28), and USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 
34), previously certified as not in compliance with 72 COLREGS, now 
comply with the applicable 72 COLREGS requirements. Specifically, the 
horizontal separation between the forward and aft masthead lights on 
each vessel is now greater than one half of the length of the vessel as 
required by Annex I, paragraph 3(a).
    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 these vessels in a manner differently from that prescribed 
herein will adversely affect the vessels' ability to perform their 
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 as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.

    2. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by deleting the entries for 
USS BUTTE (AE 27), USS SANTA BARBARA (AE 28), and USS MOUNT BAKER (AE 
34).

    Dated: December 10, 1996.

    Approved:
W.T. Storz,
Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty), Acting.
[FR Doc. 96-32574 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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