# Revision of the America's Marine Highway Program Regulations
> **US Department of Transportation** · Final rule. · Published 2017-12-01 · Effective 2018-01-02 · 82 FR 56902
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-25897
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Transportation
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 56902
- **CFR reference:** 46 CFR 393
- **Publication date:** 2017-12-01
- **Effective date:** 2018-01-02
## Abstract

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is amending its America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP) regulations to implement provisions of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012 (CGMTA), the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 (NDAA), and to clarify AMHP processes. The revisions expand the purpose of the AMHP to include promoting short sea transportation, update the definition of short sea transportation, and streamline the regulation to highlight procedures and resources available to program participants.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/12/01/2017-25897/revision-of-the-americas-marine-highway-program-regulations)
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