other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2004-07-20 · Effective 2004-10-01 · 69 FR 43328
Document
Document number
04-16454
Federal Register citation
69 FR 43328
CFR reference
46 CFR 296
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule and request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2004-07-20
Effective date
2004-10-01
DOT docket
Docket No. MARAD-2004-18489
Abstract
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is issuing this interim final rule to provide procedures to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, the Maritime Security Act of 2003 (MSA 2003). The MSA 2003 authorizes the creation of a new Maritime Security Program (MSP) that establishes a fleet of active, commercially viable, privately owned vessels to meet national defense and other security requirements and to maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. This interim final rule establishes the new MSP and provides, among other things, application procedures and deadlines for enrollment of vessels in the MSP.