WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Maritime Administration has issued a rule called: Rescinding Regulations Regarding Priority and Allocation Rules and Port Utilization.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by T. Mitchell Hudson, Secretary, Maritime Administration.
Summary: MARAD is rescinding four obsolete parts in its regulations pertaining to procedures for assigning priority use of commercial shipping services and port facilities, vessel allocation services, and port utilization under Title I of the Defense Production Act (DFA) of 1950. On October 1, 2012, the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST) established the Department's Transportation Priorities and Allocation System (TPAS) in 49 Code of Federa...