[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 101 (Thursday, May 26, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-12841]
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[Federal Register: May 26, 1994]
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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; Amendment
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), to reflect that the Judge
Advocate General of the Navy has determined that USS MERRILL (DD 976)
is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its special construction and
purpose, cannot comply fully with certain provisions of the 72 COLREGS
without interfering with its special functions as a naval destroyer.
The intended effect of this rule is to warn mariners in waters where 72
COLREGS apply.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Captain R.R. Rossi, 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.
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 Judge Advocate General of the Navy,
under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified
that USS MERRILL (DD 976) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully with the
following specific rule of 72 COLREGS: In that portion of Annex I,
Section 3(a) pertaining to the placement of the after masthead light
and the horizontal distance between the forward and after masthead
lights, without interfering with its special functions as a naval
vessel. The Judge Advocate General of the Navy has also certified that
the aforementioned lights 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.
PART 706--[AMENDED]
Accordingly, 32 CFR part 706 is amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR part 706 continues to read:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
2. The entry for USS MERRILL (DD 976) in Table Five of 706.2 is
revised to read as follows:
Table Five
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After
masthead
Masthead Forward light less
lights not masthead than \1/2\
over all light not in ship's Percentage
Vessel No. other lights forward length aft horizontal
and quarter of of forward separation
obstructions. ship. annex masthead attained
annex I, sec. I, sec. 3(a) light.
2(f) annex I,
sec. (3)(a)
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USS MERRILL............................... DD 976 X 46.1
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Date: May 9, 1994.
Approved:
R.E. Grant,
Rear Admiral, JACG, U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General.
[FR Doc. 94-12841 Filed 5-25-94; 8:45 am]
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