[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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