Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 /Rules and Regulations 34811

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.

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

CONSTELLATION (CV 64) should be

amended to reflect compliance with 72

COLREGS. The intended effect of this

rule is to warn mariners in waters where

72 COLREGS apply.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 15, 1998.

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.

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

CONSTELLATION (CV 64), previously

certified as not in compliance with 72

COLREGS, now comply with the

applicable 72 COLREGS requirements.

Specifically, the ship now has a single

forward anchor light and a single aft

anchor light, as required by Rule

30(a)(i). Furthermore, the forward

anchor light and the aft anchor light

have been relocated to comply with

Annex I, paragraph 2(k), and Rule

30(a)(ii).

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),

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. Table Two of 706.2 is amended by

revising the entry for USS

CONSTELLATION as follows:

§ 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

Vessel Number

Masthead

lights, distance to

stbd of

keel in meters; rule

21(a)

Forward

anchor

light, distance

below

flight dk in

meters;

§ 2(K),

annex I

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)

AFT anchor light,

number of;

rule 30(a)

(ii)

Side lights,

distance

below

flight dk in

meters;

§ 2(g),

annex I

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

USS CONSTELLATION CV–64 28.2 .................. 1 .................. 1 0.4 .................. ..................

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Approved: June 15, 1998.

W.T. Storz,

Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Acting Deputy

Assistant Judge Advocate General

(Admiralty).

[FR Doc. 98–17017 Filed 6–25–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

DEPARMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD08–98–025]

RIN 2115–AE46

Special Local Regulations;

Independence Day Celebration

Cumberland River Miles 190–191,

Nashville, TN

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

SUMMARY: Special local regulations are

being adopted for the Independence Day

Celebration. This event will be held on

July 4, 1998 from 12 p.m. until 11 p.m.

at the Riverfront in Nashville,

Tennessee along the Cumberland River,

miles 190.0 to 191.0. The event will

include a boat parade beginning at 5

p.m. and a fireworks display beginning

at 8:45 p.m. These regulations are

needed to provide for the safety of life

on navigable waters during the boat

parade and fireworks display that will

be part of the event.

DATES: These regulations are effective

from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. on July 4,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise indicated,

documents referred to in this notice are

available for inspection and copying at

Marine Safety Office, Paducah, 225

Tully Street, Paducah, Kentucky, 42003

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BM2

Stephen L. Jones, Marine Safety Office,

Paducah, KY., Tel: (502) 442–1621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Regulatory History

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553, a

notice of proposed rule making for these

regulations has not been published, and

good cause exists for making them

effective in less then 30 days from the

date of publication. Following normal

rule making procedures would be

impracticable. The details of the event

were not finalized in sufficient time to

publish proposed rules in advance of

the event or so provide for a delayed

effective date.

Background and Purpose

The marine event requiring this

regulation is an Independence Day