46 CFR § 205.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s205.1"
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title: "46 CFR § 205.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "205.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "POLICY, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE"
part_number: "205"
part_name: "AUDIT APPEALS; POLICY AND PROCEDURE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 204, 49 Stat. 1987, 1998, 2004, 2011; 46 U.S.C. 1114, 1155, 1176, 1212."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 23861, May 10, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "205"
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# 205.1 Purpose.

This part establishes the policy and procedure for parties to use when seeking redress and appeals of audit decisions involving contracts with the Maritime Subsidy Board or the Maritime Administration (MARAD, we, our, or us). A party to a contract (you or your) may appeal MARAD's findings, interpretations, or decisions of annual or special audits.