This part sets forth information about the Maritime Administration (MarAd) assistance regulations: Their purpose, authority, applicability, issuance, arrangement, implementation, and exception procedure; definitions of terms; and general MarAd assistance policies.
authority: Sec. 204(b), Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (
46 U.S.C. 1114(b)); Reorganization Plans No. 21 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1273), and No. 7 of 1961 (75 Stat. 840), as amended by Pub. L. 91-469 (84 Stat. 1036); Department of Commerce Organization Order 10-8 (36 FR 19707, July 23, 1973); and Secretary's Circular 30 (Nov. 5, 1979)
source: 45 FR 66168, Oct. 6, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 385.1