[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20989-20990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06402]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2024-0121]


Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the DELTA MARINE 
INDUSTRIES SHIPYARD HULL #090049

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative 
compliance.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that the Chief, Prevention Division, 
Thirteenth District has issued a certificate of alternative compliance 
from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 
1972 (72 COLREGS), for the DELTA MARINE INDUSTRIES SHIPYARD HULL 
#090049. We are issuing this notice because its publication is required 
by statute. Due to the construction and placement of the masthead 
light, DELTA MARINE INDUSTRIES SHIPYARD HULL #090049 cannot fully 
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 
COLREGS without interfering with the vessel's design and construction. 
This notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative 
compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission.

DATES: The Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued on February 
23, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions about 
this notice call or email Ms. Jill L. Lazo, Thirteenth District, U. S. 
Coast Guard, telephone (206) 220-7232, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States is signatory to the 
International Maritime Organization's International Regulations for 
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), as amended. The 
special construction or purpose of some vessels makes them unable to 
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72 
COLREGS. Under statutory law, however, specified 72 COLREGS provisions 
are not applicable to a vessel of special construction or purpose if 
the

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Coast Guard determines that the vessel cannot fully comply with those 
requirements without interfering with special function of the 
vessel.\1\
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    \1\ 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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    The owner, builder, operator, or agent of a special construction or 
purpose vessel may apply to the Coast Guard District Office in which 
the vessel is being built or operated for determination that compliance 
with alternate requirements is justified,\2\ and the Chief of the 
Prevention Division would then issue the applicant a certificate of 
alternative compliance (COAC) if he or she determines that the vessel 
cannot fully comply with 72 COLREGS light, shape, and sound signal 
provisions without interference with the vessel's special function.\3\ 
If the Coast Guard issues a COAC, it must publish notice of this action 
in the Federal Register.\4\
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    \2\ 33 CFR 81.5.
    \3\ 33 CFR 81.9.
    \4\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
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    The Chief, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Prevention Division 
certifies that DELTA MARINE INDUSTRIES SHIPYARD HULL #090049 is a 
vessel of special construction or purpose, and that, with respect to 
the position of the masthead light, it is not possible to comply fully 
with the requirements of the provisions enumerated in the 72 COLREGS, 
without interfering with the normal operation, construction, or design 
of the vessel. The Chief, Thirteenth Coast Guard District, Prevention 
Division further finds and certifies that the masthead light is in the 
closest possible compliance with the applicable provisions of the 72 
COLREGS.\5\
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    \5\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9.
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    This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 
CFR 81.18.

    Dated: February 23, 2024.
P.C. Burkett,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Thirteenth Coast 
Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2024-06402 Filed 3-25-24; 8:45 am]
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