96-6157. Removal of 72 Colregs Text From CFR and Revision of Subchapter D Note

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 51 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6157]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Subchapter D and Part 81

[CGD 95-053]
RIN 2115-AF16


Removal of 72 Colregs Text From CFR and Revision of Subchapter D 
Note

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Direct Final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: On January 2, 1996, the Coast Guard published a direct final 
rule (61 FR 8) which notified the public of the Coast Guard's intent to 
remove the text of the International Regulations for Preventing 
Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS) from the CFR, which merely 
duplicates text found in the United States Code. This rule also updates 
the note containing a list of U.S. territories and possessions where 
the 72 COLREGS apply. The Coast Guard has not received any adverse 
comments or any notice of an intent to submit adverse comments 
objecting to this rule as written. Therefore, this rule will go into 
effective as scheduled.

DATES: The effective date of the direct final rule is confirmed as 
April 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Schneider-Appleby, Vessel Traffic Management Division (G-MVO), at 
202-267-0352.

    Dated: March 7, 1996.
G.N. Naccara,
Acting Chief, Office of Marine Safety, Security and Environmental 
Protection.
[FR Doc. 96-6157 Filed 3-13-96; 8:45 am]
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