[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 9, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 35958-35959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16830]
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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). The Deputy Assistant Judge
Advocate General (Admiralty) of the Navy has determined that a prior
certification of noncompliance for USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21) should be
amended. The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters
where 72 COLREGS apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R. R. Pixa, JAGC, U.S. Navy;
Admiralty Counsel, Office of the Judge Advocate General Navy
Department, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332-2400, Telephone
number: (703) 325-9744.
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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 (Admiralty) of the Navy, under authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Navy, has determined that certain navigation lights on
USS SEAWOLF (SSN 21), previously certified as not in compliance with 72
COLREGS, have been relocated. The relocation has resulted in a
reduction in the arc of visibility of the side lights of the vessel
from 118.3 degrees to 111.5 degrees.
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:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
2. Table Three of Sec. 706.2 is amended by adding an entry for USS
SEAWOLF (SSN 21) 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 3
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Forward
Side lights Stern anchor Anchor lights
Masthead lights Stern light distance light, light, relationship
arc of Side lights arc arc of inboard of distance height of aft light
Vessel No. visibility; of visibility; visibility; ship's forward of above hull to forward
rule 21(a) rule 21(b) rule 21(c) sides in stern in in meters; light in
meters 3(b) meters; 2(K) annex meters 2(K)
annex 1 rule 21(c) 1 annex 1
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USS SEAWOLF................... SSN-21 225 deg. 111.5 deg. 205 deg. 5.1 10.7 2.8 1.8 below.
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Dated: June 4, 1996.
M.W. Kerns,
Lieutenant, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General
(Admiralty), Acting.
[FR Doc. 96-16830 Filed 7-8-96; 8:45 am]
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