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■ 3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 

197, as set forth below, is added to the 

table. 

Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum 

Interest Rates for Private-Sector 

Payments 

* * * * * 

Rate set 

For plans with a valuation 

date Immediate 

annuity rate 

(percent) 

Deferred annuities (percent) 

On or after Before i1 i2 i3 n1 n2

* * * * * * * 

197 3–1–10 4–1–10 2.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 7 8 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 4, 

2010. 

Vincent K. Snowbarger, 

Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

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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. 

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) 

has determined that USS PHILIPPINE 

SEA (CG 58) is a vessel of the Navy 

which, due to its special construction 

and purpose, cannot fully comply 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 February 

12, 2010 and is applicable beginning 1 

February 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Commander Ted Cook, 

JAGC, U.S. Navy, Admiralty Attorney, 

(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), 

under authority delegated by the 

Secretary of the Navy, has certified that 

USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58) is a 

vessel of the Navy which, due to its 

special construction and purpose, 

cannot fully comply with the following 

specific provisions of 72 COLREGS 

without interfering with its special 

function as a naval ship: Annex I, 

paragraph 3(a), pertaining to the 

horizontal distance between the forward 

and after masthead lights. 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, the Navy amends 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 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 706 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605. 

■ 2. Section 706.2 is amended in Table 

Five by revising the entry for USS 

PHILIPPINE SEA (CG 58), to read as 

follows: 

§ 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of 

the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 

33 U.S.C. 1605. 

* * * * * 

TABLE FIVE

Vessel No. 

Masthead lights 

not over all other 

lights and obstructions. Annex I, 

section 2(f) 

Forward masthead light not in 

forward quarter of 

ship. Annex I, 

section 3(a) 

After masthead 

light less than 1⁄2

ship’s length aft of 

forward masthead 

light. Annex I, 

section 3(a) 

Percentage horizontal separation 

attained 

* * * * * * * 

USS PHILIPPINE SEA .............................. CG 53 ............... .............................. X X 36.8 

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* * * * * Approved: February 1, 2010. 

M. Robb Hyde, 

Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy 

Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty 

and Maritime Law). 

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