46 CFR § 296.12 - Applicants.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s296.12"
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title: "46 CFR § 296.12 - Applicants."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "296.12"
section_name: "Applicants."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING SUBSIDIZED VESSELS AND OPERATORS"
part_number: "296"
part_name: "MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM (MSP)"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 108-136, Pub. L. 109-163, Pub. L. 112-239; 49 U.S.C. 322(a), 46 U.S.C. chapter 531, 49 CFR 1.93."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 55588, Sept. 22, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 296.12 Applicants.

*Applicant.* Owners or operators of an eligible vessel may apply to MARAD for inclusion of that vessel in the MSP Fleet pursuant to the provisions of the MSA 2003. Applications shall be addressed to the Secretary, Maritime Administration, Room 7218, Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.