[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68097-68098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28479]


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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; Correction

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy (DoN) published a final rule in the 
Federal Register (76 FR 58399) of September 21, 2011, concerning 
certifications and exemptions under the International Regulations for 
Preventing collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS). The document added an 
entry to Table Four, paragraph 23, in Sec.  706.2. The existing table 
has three columns and the proposed entry has four columns. This 
correcting amendment corrects that information.

DATES: Effective November 3, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Jaewon Choi, JAGC, U.S. 
Navy, Admiralty Attorney (Admiralty and Maritime Law), Office of the 
Judge Advocate General, Department of the Navy, 1322 Patterson Avenue 
SE., Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, telephone number: 
(202) 685-5040.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority granted in 33 
U.S.C. 1605, the DoN amends 32 CFR part 706.
    This amendment provides notice that the Deputy Assistant Judge 
Advocate General (DAJAG) (Admiralty and Maritime Law), under authority 
delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified that USS FORT 
WORTH (LCS 3) 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: Rule 27, paragraph (b)i, pertaining to the 
verticality of the three all-round task lights. The DAJAG (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 corrected pursuant to the authority 
granted in 33 U.S.C. 1605 by making the following correcting 
amendments:

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PART 706--CERTIFICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL 
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 1972

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1. The authority citation for part 706 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1605.


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2. Section 706.2 is amended in Table Four, under paragraph 23, by 
revising the table 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 Four
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    23. * * *

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                                                                 Verticality of lights,   Verticality of lights,
                                                                  when viewed directly     when viewed directly
                                                                    from the port or      from the bow or stern,
                                                                  starboard, the lower   the lower task light is
                Vessel                          Number            task light is out of    with out of alignment
                                                                   alignment with the      the upper and middle
                                                                 upper and middle task     task light in meters
                                                                  light in meters by:              by:
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USV..................................  11MUCO601..............                     0.85  .......................
                                       11MUCO602..............                     0.85  .......................
                                       11MUCO603..............                     0.85  .......................
                                       11MUCO604..............                     0.85  .......................
USS FORT WORTH.......................  LCS 3..................  .......................                     0.21
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    Approved: October 24, 2011.
 M. Robb Hyde,
 Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General 
(Admiralty and Maritime Law).
[FR Doc. 2011-28479 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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