347 



WHEREAS It Is expedient and necessary, In order that 

 the Government of the United States of America may 

 give full and complete effect to the Convention, that 

 several departments and agencies of the Executive Branch 

 of the Government perform functions and duties there- 

 under: and 



WHEREAS, In accordance with Article XI thereof, the 

 Convention came Into force on May 26, 1965: 



NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested 

 In me by Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code 

 and as President of the United States of America, It Is 

 ordered as follows: 



Section 1. The Secretary of Stat , the Secretary of 

 Transportation (acting through the "oast Ouard), the 

 Secretary of Commerce (acting through the Weather 

 Bureau) . and the Federal Communications Commission. 

 respecUvely, are hereby directed. In relation to the fulfill- 

 ment of the obligations undertaken by the Qovernment of 

 the United States of America under the Convention, to 

 perform the functions and duties therein prescribed and 

 undertaken which appertain to the functions and duties 

 which they severally are now authorized or directed by 

 law to perform. Each of the Secretaries and the Com- 

 mission shall cooperate and assist the others In carrying 

 out the duties Imposed by the Convention and by this 

 order. 



Sic. 2. The Secretary of Transportation (acting through 

 the Coast Guard), or such other agency as may be au- 

 thorized by law so to do, shall issue certificates as re- 

 quired by the Convention, and In any case In which a 

 certificate Is to Include matter which appertains to the 

 functions and duties directed or authorized by law to 

 be performed by the head of any department or agency 

 other than the head of the Issuing agency, the head of 

 the Issuing agency shall first ascertain from the bead 

 of the other department or agency his decision with re- 

 spect to such matter, and such decision shall be final and 

 binding. 



Sec. 3 In the performance of functions and duties de- 

 scribed In Sections 1 and 2 of this order, the Secretary 

 of Transportation (acting through the Coast Ouard) may 

 avail himself of the services of the American Bureau of 

 Shipping so long as that Bureau Is operated In com- 

 pliance with Section 25 of the Act of June 5, 1920, as 

 amended (46 US C 881). and may make all necessary 

 provisions for the performance by the Bureau of specified 

 duties undertaken under the Convention and to permit 

 the Bureau to Issue cargo ship safety construction certifi- 

 cates to those cargo vessels found to be in compliance 

 with the Convention, which are classed by the Bureau. 

 The Secretary of Transportation (acting through the 

 Coast Ouard) shall establish all necessary regulations re- 

 quired to carry out In the most effective manner the pro- 

 visions of the Convention. 



Sec. 4. Whenever the Coast Guard operates as a service 

 In the Navy, the functions to be performed by the Secre- 

 tary of Transportation (acting through the Coast Ouard) 

 under this order shall vest In and be performed by the 

 Secretary of the Navy (acting through the Coast Guard). 



Sec. 5. (a) This order supersedes Executive Order No. 

 10402 of October 30, 1952. entitled "Enforcement of the 



Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1948," to the extent 

 that the International Convention for Safety of Life at 

 Sea signed at London on June 17, 1960, replaces and 

 abrogates the International Convention for Safety of Life 

 at Sea signed at London on June 10, 1948. 



(b) Executive Order No. 7548 of February 5, 1937. en- 

 titled "Enforcement of the Convention for Safety of Life 

 at Sea, 1929," Is hereby revoked. 



Ltndok B. Johnson. 



Proc. No. 3632. Enabling Proclamation 

 Proc. No. 3632, Dec. 29, 1964, 29 F.R. 19167. provided: 



WHEREAS certain regulations designated as Regula- 

 tions for Preventing Collisions at Sea. 1960, were approved 

 by the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea. 

 1960, held at London from May 17 to June 17, 1960: and 



WHEREAS the Act of September 24, 1963 (Public Law 

 88-131, 77 Stat. 194) [this chapter], hereinafter referred 

 to as the Act. authorizes the President of the United 

 States of America to proclaim those regulations, which 

 are set forth In Section 4 of the Act (sections 1053, 1061 — 

 1094 of this title] , and to specify the effective date thereof, 

 the regulations to have effect (after the effective date thus 

 spclfled) , as If enacted by statute: and 



WHEREAS on March 12, 1964, the Government of the 

 United States of America communicated to the Inter- 

 Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, as 

 depository agency. Its acceptance of the regulations; and 



WHEREAS the Government of the United States of 

 America has been notified by the Inter-Governmental 

 Maritime Consultative Organization, as depository agency, 

 that substantial unanimity has been reached as to the 

 acceptance by Interested countries, and that It has fixed 

 September 1, 1965, as the date on and after which the 

 regulations shall be applied by the goveriunents which 

 have accepted them: and 



WHEREAS the Act [this chapter] provides that the 

 Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. 1948 (65 

 Stat. 406) . as proclaimed and made effective as of January 

 1. 1954, by Proclamation No. 3030 of August 15. 1953, shall 

 be of no further force or effect after the effeotlve date 

 proclaimed for the Regulations for Preventing Collisions 

 at Sea. 1960. 



NOW. THEREFORE. I. LYNDON B JOHNSON, President 

 of the United States of America, under and by virtue of 

 the authority vested In me by the Act, do hereby proclaim 

 the Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1960, as 

 set forth In Section 4 of the Act [sections 1053. 1061 — 1094 

 of this title], which regulations are attached hereto and 

 made a part hereof, and do hereby specify that the effec- 

 tive date thereof shall be September 1. 1965. 



Proclamation No. 3030 Is superseded effective as of Sep- 

 Umber 1, 1965. 



IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto set my hand 

 and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be 

 affixed. 



DONE at the City of Washington this twenty-ninth day 

 of December in the year of our Lord nineteen 

 [SEAL] hundred and sixty-four, and of the Independ- 

 ence of the United States of America the one 

 hundred and eighty-ninth. 



Lyndon B. Johnson 



7. Executive Order 11467- 



-Delegation of Authority, North Pacific Fisheries 

 Act 



34 Fed. Reg. 7271 



Ex Ord No 11467. May 1. 1969. 34 F R. 7271. provided: 



By virtue of the authority vested In me by section 301 



of title 3 of the United States Code [section 301 of title 3. 



The President] and as President of the United States, It Is 



ordered .is follows: 



Section 1 The Secretary of State Is hereby designated 

 and empowered to perform the following-described func- 

 tions without the approval, ratification, or other action of 

 the President: 



(1) The authority vested In the President by section 

 6(a) of the North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 

 699; 16 use. 1025(a)) [subsec. (a) of this section) to ac- 

 cept or reject, on behalf of the United States, recom- 

 mendations made by the International North Pacific Fish- 

 eries Commission in accordance with the provisions of 

 Article III, section 1, of the International Convention for 

 the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (signed 

 at Tokyo May 9, 1952, TIAS 2786) and recommendatloin 



