[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 52556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21028]


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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 (DoN) 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 (DAJAG)(Admiralty and Maritime 
Law) has determined that USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) 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.

DATES: This rule is effective September 4, 2014 and is applicable 
beginning August 13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lieutenant Jocelyn Loftus-Williams, 
(Admiralty and Maritime Law), Office of the Judge Advocate General, 
Department of the Navy, 1322 Patterson Ave. SE., Suite 3000, Washington 
Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, telephone 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 DAJAG (Admiralty and 
Maritime Law), under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, 
has certified that USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) 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 21(a) 
pertaining to the location of the masthead light over the fore and aft 
centerline of the ship. The DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime Law) has also 
certified that the light involved is 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), Vessels.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the DoN amends part 706 
of title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

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 Two by adding, in alpha numerical 
order, by vessel number, an entry for USS BREMERTON (SSN 698) 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 Two
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                                                                                                                                     Side
                                                                        Forward               AFT anchor                 Side       lights,      Side
                                                           Masthead     anchor                  light,                  lights,    distance     lights,
                                                            lights,     light,      Forward    distance   AFT anchor   distance   forward of   distance
                                                           distance    distance     anchor       below      light,       below      forward   inboard of
                    Vessel                        No.     to stbd of     below      light,     flight dk  number of;   flight dk   masthead     ship's
                                                            keel in    flight dk  number of;  in meters;     Rule     in meters;   light in    sides in
                                                            meters;   in meters;     Rule        Rule      30(a)(ii)     Sec.       meters;     meters;
                                                          Rule 21(a)     Sec.      30(a)(i)     21(e),                   2(g),       Sec.        Sec.
                                                                         2(K),                   Rule                   Annex I      3(b),       3(b),
                                                                        Annex I                30(a)(ii)                            Annex I     Annex I
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USS BREMERTON                                    SSN 698        0.41  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........  ..........
 
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    Approved: August 25, 2014.
A.B. Fischer,
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General 
(Admiralty and Maritime Law).
    Dated: August 27, 2014.

N.A. Hagerty-Ford,
Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Federal 
Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21028 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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