Data / Federal rules / 2025-12086
Rescinding Regulations Providing Terms for Agency Agreements
The Maritime Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. It took effect on July 1, 2025.
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What the agency says
MARAD is deleting 46 CFR parts 317, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339, which pertain to terms under agreements with agents. While MARAD is retaining its 46 CFR part 315 regulation addressing agency agreements and the appointment of agents, other regulations that simply provide static procedures to serve as terms of agreement are obsolete and are being rescinded because they are covered by clauses contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In the more than 30 years since MARAD last updated its regulations, the development of its service agreements has benefited from the uniformity and transparency provided by FAR clauses, and MARAD has increased reliance on them.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-12086
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Transportation Department; Maritime Administration
- Published
- July 1, 2025
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2025
- Dates
- This final rule is effective on July 1, 2025.
- Docket
- Docket Number MARAD-2025-0092
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2133-AC04
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 46 CFR 317; 46 CFR 324; 46 CFR 325; 46 CFR 326; 46 CFR 328; 46 CFR 329; 46 CFR 330; 46 CFR 332; 46 CFR 335; 46 CFR 336; 46 CFR 337; 46 CFR 338; 46 CFR 339
- Topics
- Claims; Customs duties and inspection; Government contracts; Insurance; National defense; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Seamen; Surety bonds; Uniform System of Accounts; Vessels; Wages
- Pages
- 3
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|---|---|---|
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