[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 31356-31357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15206]


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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 HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to 
its special construction and purpose, cannot

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comply fully with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS without 
interfering with its special function as a naval ship. The intended 
effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS 
apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 18, 1998.

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 certified that USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75) 
is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and 
purpose, cannot comply fully with the following specific provisions of 
72 COLREGS without interfering with its special function as a naval 
ship: Rule 21(a), pertaining to the placement of the masthead lights 
over the fore and aft centerline of the ship; Annex I, paragraph 2(g), 
pertaining to the placement of the sidelights above the hull; and Annex 
I, paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the placement of the forward masthead 
light in the forward quarter of the ship. The Deputy Assistant Judge 
Advocate General (Admiralty) 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.

PART 706--[AMENDED]

    Accordingly, 32 CFR Part 706 is amended as follows:
    1. The authority citation for 32 CFR Part 706 continues to read:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.


Sec. 706.2  [AMENDED]

    2. Table Two of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding, in numerical 
order, the following entry for USS HARRY S TRUMAN:

                                                                        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                         Number          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 HARRY S TRUMAN...................  CVN-75                     30.02  ..........          1  .........          1        0.56  ..........  ..........
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    3. Table Five of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding, in numerical 
order, the following entry for USS HARRY S TRUMAN:

                                                   Table Five                                                   
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                                                                                        After mast-             
                                                               Masthead      Forward     head light             
                                                              lights not     masthead    less than              
                                                               over all     light not    1/2 ship's   Percentage
                                                             other lights   in forward   length aft   horizontal
               Vessel                          No.               and        quarter of   of forward   separation
                                                            obstructions.  ship. annex    masthead     attained 
                                                            annex I, sec.    I, sec.       light.               
                                                                 2(f)          3(a)       annex I,              
                                                                                         sec. 3(a)              
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USS HARRY S TRUMAN..................  CVN 75                .............            X  ...........  ...........
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    Dated: May 18, 1998.
R.R. Pixa,
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General 
(Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 98-15206 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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