33 CFR § 148.234 - What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s148.234"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 148.234 - What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "148.234"
section_name: "What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?"
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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# 148.234 What are the limits of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)'s jurisdiction?
(a) An ALJ's jurisdiction begins upon assignment to a proceeding.
(b) An ALJ's jurisdiction ends after the recommended findings are filed with the Commandant (CG-5P) or immediately after the ALJ issues a notice of withdrawal from the proceeding.
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]