33 CFR § 160.115 - Withholding of clearance.

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title: "33 CFR § 160.115 - Withholding of clearance."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "160.115"
section_name: "Withholding of clearance."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "P"
subchapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
part_number: "160"
part_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY—GENERAL"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 70001-70003, 70034, and Chapter 701; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4. Subpart C is also issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3715 and 46 U.S.C. 70011."
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# 160.115 Withholding of clearance.

Each District Commander or Captain of the Port may request the Secretary of the Treasury, or the authorized representative thereof, to withhold or revoke the clearance required by 46 U.S.C. App. 91 of any vessel, the owner or operator of which is subject to any penalties under 46 U.S.C. 70036.

[CGD 79-026, 48 FR 35404, Aug. 4, 1983; 48 FR 39059, Aug. 29, 1983, as amended by USCG-1998-3799, 63 FR 35531, June 30, 1998]