33 CFR § 3.01-5 - Assignment of functions.

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title: "33 CFR § 3.01-5 - Assignment of functions."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "3.01-5"
section_name: "Assignment of functions."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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part_name: "COAST GUARD AREAS, DISTRICTS, SECTORS, MARINE INSPECTION ZONES, AND CAPTAIN OF THE PORT ZONES"
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authority: "14 U.S.C. 501, 504; Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
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# 3.01-5 Assignment of functions.

Section 888 of Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to exercise certain functions, powers, and duties vested in the Secretary of Homeland Security by law. The general statements of policy in the rules describing Coast Guard organization are prescribed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552 (80 Stat. 383, as amended) and 14 U.S.C. 503 (63 Stat. 545).

[CGFR 70-150, 36 FR 910, Jan. 20, 1971, as amended by USCG-2003-14505, 68 FR 9534, Feb. 28, 2003; USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58275, Sept. 18, 2020]