46 CFR § 296.40 - Billing procedures.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s296.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 296.40 - Billing procedures."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "296.40"
section_name: "Billing procedures."
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: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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."
cfr_part: "296"
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# 296.40 Billing procedures.
*Submission of voucher.* For contractors operating under more than one MSP Operating Agreement, the contractor may submit a single monthly voucher applicable to all its MSP Operating Agreements. Each voucher submission shall include a certification that the vessel(s) for which payment is requested were operated in accordance with § 296.31(d) and applicable MSP Operating Agreements with MARAD, and consideration shall be given to reductions in amounts payable as set forth in § 296.41(b) and (c). All submissions shall be forwarded to the Director, Office of Accounting, MAR-330, Maritime Administration, 2nd Floor, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. Payments shall be paid and processed under the terms and conditions of the Prompt Payment Act, 31 U.S.C. 3901.
[82 FR 56898, Dec. 1, 2017]