[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26267]


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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), to reflect that the Deputy 
Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Admiralty and Maritime 
Law) has determined that USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) 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 function as a naval ship. The intended 
effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72 COLREGS 
apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Commander Gregg A. Cervi, 
JAGC, U.S. Navy, Admiralty Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate 
General, Navy Department, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC 20374-
5066, Telephone number: (202) 685-5040.

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 of the Navy (Admiralty and Maritime Law), under authority 
delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS Bonhomme 
Richard (LHD 6) 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 without interfering with its special 
function as a naval ship: Annex I paragraph 2(f)(i) pertaining to the 
placement of the masthead lights above and clear of all obstructions. 
The Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy (Admiralty and 
Maritime Law) 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 4, paragraph 6, of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding, in 
numerical order, the following entry for USS Bonhomme Richard:


Sec. 706.2  Certifications of the Secretary of the Navy under Executive 
Order 11964 and 33 U.S.C. 1605.

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USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6).................................  1 deg.12'
 

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    Approved: November 9, 1999.
G. A. Cervi,
Lieutenant Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, 
General (Admiralty and Maritime Law).

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register October 6, 2000.

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