Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the USNS HARVEY MILK and USNS EARL WARREN
| Published date | 06 April 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 17849 |
| Record Number | 2021-07038 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Coast Guard,Homeland Security Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17849-17850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07038]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2021-0124]
Certificate of Alternative Compliance for the USNS HARVEY MILK
and USNS EARL WARREN
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
ACTION: Notification of issuance of a certificate of alternative
compliance.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces that the Eleventh Coast Guard
District's Prevention Division has issued a certificate of alternative
compliance from the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), for the USNS HARVEY MILK (O.N. CG1473700)
and USNS EARL WARREN (O.N. CG1473701). We are issuing this notice
because its publication is required by statute. Due to the design and
operation of the ship's whistles, USNS HARVEY MILK and USNS EARL WARREN
cannot fully comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions
of the 72 COLREGS without interfering with the design and construction
of each vessel. This notification of issuance of a certificate of
alternative compliance promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety
mission.
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DATES: The Certificate of Alternative Compliance was issued on March
22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information or questions about
this notice call or email LT Amanda Garcia, District Eleven, Prevention
Division, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone 510-437-3426, email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States is signatory to the
International Maritime Organization's International Regulations for
Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (72 COLREGS), as amended. The
special construction or purpose of some vessels makes them unable to
comply with the light, shape, or sound signal provisions of the 72
COLREGS. Under statutory law, however, specified 72 COLREGS provisions
are not applicable to a vessel of special construction or purpose if
the Coast Guard determines that the vessel cannot comply fully with
those requirements without interfering with the special function of the
vessel.\1\
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\1\ 33 U.S.C. 1605.
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The owner, builder, operator, or agent of a special construction or
purpose vessel may apply to the Coast Guard District Office in which
the vessel is being built or operated for a determination that
compliance with alternative requirements is justified,\2\ and the Chief
of the Prevention Division would then issue the applicant a certificate
of alternative compliance (COAC) if he or she determines that the
vessel cannot comply fully with 72 COLREGS light, shape, and sound
signal provisions without interference with the vessel's special
function.\3\ If the Coast Guard issues a COAC, it must publish notice
of this action in the Federal Register.\4\
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\2\ 33 CFR 81.5.
\3\ 33 CFR 81.9.
\4\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33 CFR 81.18.
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The Eleventh Coast Guard District's Prevention Division, U. S.
Coast Guard, certifies that the USNS HARVEY MILK (O.N. CG1473700) and
USNS EARL WARREN (O.N. CG1473701) are both vessels of special
construction or purpose, and that, with respect to the operation of the
ship's whistles, it is not possible to comply fully with the
requirements of the provisions enumerated in the 72 COLREGS, without
interfering with the normal operation, construction, or design of each
vessel. The Eleventh Coast Guard District's Prevention Division, U.S.
Coast Guard further finds and certifies that the operation of the
ship's whistles, are in the closest possible compliance with the
applicable provisions of the 72 COLREGS.\5\
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\5\ 33 U.S.C. 1605(a); 33 CFR 81.9.
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This notice is issued under authority of 33 U.S.C. 1605(c) and 33
CFR 81.18.
Dated: March 30, 2021.
G.A. Callaghan,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Chief, Prevention Division, Eleventh Coast
Guard District.
[FR Doc. 2021-07038 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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