[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33358-33359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16057]


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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 Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined 
that USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its 
special construction and purpose, cannot fully comply with certain 
provisions of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with its special 
functions as a naval vessel. The intended effect of

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this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 1997.

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, Virginia, 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 JUNEAU (LPD 10) is a 
vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and purpose, 
cannot fully comply with the following specific provisions of 72 
COLREGS: Annex I, section 3(a), pertaining to the placement of the 
after masthead light and the horizontal distance between the forward 
and after masthead lights, without interfering with its special 
functions as a naval 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 as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.

    2. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by revising the entry for 
the USS JUNEAU 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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                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                                                       After mast-              
                                                            Masthead       Forward     head light               
                                                           lights not     masthead    less than \1/             
                                                            over all    light not in    2\ ship's    Percentage 
               Vessel                        No.          other lights     forward     length aft    horizontal 
                                                              and        quarter of    of forward    separation 
                                                         obstructions.   ship. annex    masthead      attained  
                                                         annex I, sec.  I, sec. 3(a)  light. annex              
                                                              2(f)                    I, sec. 3(a)              
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USS JUNEAU..........................  LPD 10                      N/A           N/A             X            49 
                                                                                                                
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    Dated: May 27, 1997.

    Approved:
R.R. Pixa,
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 97-16057 Filed 6-18-97; 8:45 am]
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