33 CFR § 148.200 - What is the purpose of this subpart?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s148.200"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 148.200 - What is the purpose of this subpart?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.200"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this subpart?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "NN"
subchapter_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS"
part_number: "148"
part_name: "DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1504; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 (75)."
regulatory_source: "USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "148"
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# 148.200 What is the purpose of this subpart?

This subpart prescribes the requirements for processing an application for a deepwater port license.

It includes the procedures for:

(a) Maintaining the docket;

(b) Designating Adjacent Coastal States;

(c) Holding informal and formal public hearings; and

(d) Approving or denying an application.

[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39176, July 1, 2013]