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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
Department of the Navy, DoD.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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 Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate
General (Admiralty and Maritime Law)
of the Navy has determined that USS
SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) 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 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 December
12, 2008 and is applicable beginning 20
November 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commander M. Robb Hyde, JAGC, U.S.
Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate
General (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
number: 202–685–5040.
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 and Maritime Law)
of the Navy, under authority delegated
by the Secretary of the Navy, has
certified that USS SAN FRANCISCO
(SSN 711) is a vessel of the Navy which,
due to its special construction and
purpose, cannot comply fully 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 lights over the fore and aft
centerline of the ship. The Deputy
Assistant Judge Advocate General
(Admiralty and Maritime Law) has also
certified that the lights involved 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.
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, amend part 706 of title 32 of
the Code of Federal Regulations as
follows:
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PART 706—CERTIFICATIONS AND
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR
PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA,
1972
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR
Part 706 continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
2. Section 706.2 is amended as
follows:
■ A. In Table Two by adding, in
numerical order, the following entry for
USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711):
■
§ 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of
the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and
33 U.S.C. 1605.
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Vessel
Number
Masthead
lights, distance to
stbd of keel
in meters;
Rule 21(a)
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USS SAN FRANCISCO
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SSN 711
Forward
anchor
light, distance
below
flight dk
in meters;
§ 2(K),
Annex I
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Forward
anchor
light,
number
of; Rule
30(a)(i)
AFT anchor
light, distance below
flight dk in
meters;
Rule 21(e),
Rule
30(a)(ii)
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Side lights,
distance
below flight
dk in
meters;
§ 2(g),
Annex I
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Side
lights,
distance
forward of
forward
masthead
light in
meters;
§ 3(b),
Annex I
Side
lights,
distance
inboard of
ship’s
sides in
meters;
§ 3(b),
Annex I
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Approved: November 20, 2008.
M. Robb Hyde,
Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy
Assistant Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty
and Maritime Law).
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effective dates that have passed.These
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a. Data compensation (part 152,
subpart E);
b. Worker protection interim
provisions and exceptions (part 170).
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obsolete references, including:
a. References to the Pesticide
Assessment Guidelines that are
notneeded in regulatory text (part 172);
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used in the regulatory text of part 152.
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certain pesticide residues in processed
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to food additives. As part of the FQPA,
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(leaving the Food and Drug
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11.
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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), to reflect that the Deputy
Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law) of the
Navy has determined that USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) 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 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 December 12, 2008 and is applicable
beginning 20 November 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander M. Robb Hyde, JAGC, U.S.
Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (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 number: 202-685-5040.
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 and Maritime Law) of the Navy, under
authority delegated by the Secretary of the Navy, has certified that
USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to its
special construction and purpose, cannot comply fully 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 lights over the fore and aft centerline of the
ship. The Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and
Maritime Law) has also certified that the lights involved 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.
0
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, amend 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
0
1. The authority citation for 32 CFR Part 706 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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2. Section 706.2 is amended as follows:
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A. In Table Two by adding, in numerical order, the following entry for
USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN 711):
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 lights, Side
anchor AFT anchor Side distance lights,
Masthead light, Forward light, lights, forward distance
lights, distance anchor distance AFT anchor distance of inboard
distance to below light, below light, below forward of ship's
Vessel Number stbd of flight dk number flight dk number of; flight dk masthead sides in
keel in in of; Rule in meters; Rule in meters; light in meters;
meters; meters; 30(a)(i) Rule 21(e), 30(a)(ii) Sec. meters; Sec.
Rule 21(a) Sec. Rule 2(g), Sec. 3(b),
2(K), 30(a)(ii) Annex I 3(b), Annex I
Annex I Annex I
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USS SAN FRANCISCO............................ SSN 711 0.41
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Approved: November 20, 2008.
M. Robb Hyde,
Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate, General
(Admiralty and Maritime Law).
[FR Doc. E8-29435 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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