[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17017]



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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). The Deputy Assistant Judge 
Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined that a prior 
certification of noncompliance for USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) should be 
amended to reflect compliance with 72 COLREGS. The intended effect of 
this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 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 determined that certain navigation lights on 
USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64), previously certified as not in compliance 
with 72 COLREGS, now comply with the applicable 72 COLREGS 
requirements. Specifically, the ship now has a single forward anchor 
light and a single aft anchor light, as required by Rule 30(a)(i). 
Furthermore, the forward anchor light and the aft anchor light have 
been relocated to comply with Annex I, paragraph 2(k), and Rule 
30(a)(ii).
    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), 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.

    2. Table Two of 706.2 is amended by revising the entry for USS 
CONSTELLATION 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 Two                                                                       
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                                                                                                                                    Side                
                                                                 Forward                  AFT anchor                   Side       lights,        Side   
                                                    Masthead      anchor      Forward       light,                   lights,      distance     lights,  
                                                    lights,       light,       anchor      distance    AFT anchor    distance    forward of    distance 
                                                  distance to    distance      light,       below        light,       below       forward     inboard of
             Vessel                   Number        stbd of       below      number of;   flight dk    number of;   flight dk     masthead      ship's  
                                                    keel in     flight dk    rule 30(a)   in meters;   rule 30(a)   in meters;    light in     sides in 
                                                    meters;     in meters;      (i)      rule 21(e),      (ii)     Sec.  2(g),    meters;      meters;  
                                                   rule 21(a)  Sec.  2(K),                   rule                    annex I    Sec.  3(b),  Sec.  3(b),
                                                                 annex I                  30(a)(ii)                               annex I      annex I  
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USS CONSTELLATION..............  CV-64                  28.2   ...........           1   ...........           1          0.4   ...........  ...........
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    Approved: June 15, 1998.
W.T. Storz,
Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate 
General (Admiralty).
[FR Doc. 98-17017 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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