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[FR Doc. 2010–23836 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–C 

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 

(DoN) 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 (DAJAG) (Admiralty and 

Maritime Law) has determined that 

certain vessels of the PC–1 Class are 

vessels of the Navy which, due to their 

special construction and purpose, 

cannot fully comply with certain 

provisions of the 72 COLREGS without 

interfering with their special functions 

as naval ships. The intended effect of 

this rule is to warn mariners in waters 

where 72 COLREGS apply. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

24, 2010 and is applicable beginning 

September 8, 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 DoN amends 32 CFR part 706. 

This amendment provides notice that 

the DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime 

Law), under authority delegated by the 

Secretary of the Navy, has certified that 

certain vessels of the PC–1 Class are 

vessels of the Navy which, due to their 

special construction and purpose, 

cannot fully comply with the following 

specific provisions of 72 COLREGS 

without interfering with their special 

function as naval ships: Rule 21(a) 

pertaining to the arc of visibility of a 

masthead light. The DAJAG (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 DoN amends part 706 of 

title 32 of the CFR 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 

Three by removing the entry for USS 


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Zephyr and revising the following 

entries for the PC–1 Class to read as 

follows: 

§ 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of 

the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 

33 U.S.C. 1605. 

* * * * * 

TABLE THREE

Vessel No. 

Masthead 

lights arc 

of visibility; 

rule 21(a) 

Side lights 

arc of visibility; rule 

21(b) 

Stern light 

arc of visibility; rule 

21(c) 

Side lights 

distance 

inboard of 

ship’s 

sides in 

meters 

3(b) annex 

1 

Stern light, 

distance 

forward of 

stern in 

meters; 

rule 21(c) 

Forward 

anchor 

light, 

height 

above hull 

in meters; 

2(K) annex 

1 

Anchor lights relationship of aft light to forward light in meters 

2(K) annex 1 

*******

USS TEMPEST ............. PC 2 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.3 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS HURRICANE ......... PC 3 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS MONSOON ........... PC 4 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.3 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS TYPHOON ............ PC 5 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS SIROCCO ............. PC 6 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS SQUALL ................ PC 7 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS CHINOOK ............. PC 9 ...... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS FIREBOLT ............ PC 10 .... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS WHIRLWIND ......... PC 11 .... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

USS THUNDERBOLT ... PC 12 .... (2) .................. .................. .................. 1 28.5 3.0 1.1 below. 

* * * * * * * 

1Only when towing 

2 Lower forward masthead light (used for towing) is partially blocked at angles plus or minus 8.5 degrees off centerline; this light is used only 

when tow exceeds 200 meters from the stern of the ship to aft end of tow. 

Approved: September 8, 2010. 

M. Robb Hyde, 

Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy 

Assistant Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty 

and Maritime Law). 

[FR Doc. 2010–23749 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 3 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0351] 

RIN 1625–ZA25 

Navigation and Navigable Waters; 

Technical, Organizational, and 

Conforming Amendments, Sector 

Puget Sound, WA; Correction 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard published in 

the Federal Register of August 5, 2010, 

a document concerning non-substantive 

changes to Title 33 Parts 3 and 165 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations. That 

publication contained an error in 

amendatory instruction 2 and its 

regulatory text for part 3. This document 

corrects this error. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

September 24, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

e-mail Lt. Matthew Jones, Coast Guard; 

telephone 206–220–7110, e-mail 

Matthew.m.jones@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In FR doc 

2010–19326 appearing on page 47212 in 

the issue of Thursday, August 5, 2010, 

the following correction is made: 

1. On page 47212, in the second 

column, revise amendatory instruction 

number 2 to read as follows: 

‘‘Revise § 3.65–10 to read as follows: 

§ 3.65–10 Sector Puget Sound Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone. 

Sector Puget Sound’s office is located 

in Seattle, WA. The boundaries of 

Sector Puget Sound’s Marine Inspection 

and Captain of the Port Zones start at 

latitude 48°29′35′′ N, longitude 

124°43′45′′ W, proceeding along the 

Canadian border east to the MontanaNorth Dakota boundary; thence south 

along this boundary to the Wyoming 

state line; thence west and south along 

the Montana-Wyoming boundary to the 

Idaho state line; thence northwest along 

the Montana-Idaho boundary to latitude 

46°55′00′′ N; thence west along latitude 

46°55′00′′ N to longitude 123°18′00′′ W; 

thence north to a point latitude 

47°32′00′′ N, longitude 123°18′00′′ W; 

thence west along latitude 47°32′00′′ N 

to the outermost extent of the EEZ; 

thence northeast along the outermost 

extent of the EEZ to the Canadian 

border; thence east along the Canadian 

border to the point of origin.’’ 

Dated: September 21, 2010. 

Sandra Selman, 

CDR, USCG, Acting Chief, Office of 

Regulations and Administrative Law, United 

States Coast Guard. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24015 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0823] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Chicago Harbor, Navy 

Pier Southeast, Chicago, IL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the Navy Pier Southeast Safety Zone in 


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