---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s385.4"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 385.4 - Authority."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "385.4"section_name: "Authority."chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"subchapter_number: "J"subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"part_number: "385"part_name: "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REGULATIONS"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "Sec. 204(b), Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1114(b)); Reorganization Plans No. 21 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1273), and No. 7 of 1961 (75 Stat. 840), as amended by Pub. L. 91-469 (84 Stat. 1036); Department of Commerce Organization Order 10-8 (36 FR 19707, July 23, 1973); and Secretary's Circular 30 (Nov. 5, 1979)."regulatory_source: "45 FR 66168, Oct. 6, 1980, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "385"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s385.4
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
Authority
Sec. 204(b), Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1114(b)); Reorganization Plans No. 21 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1273), and No. 7 of 1961 (75 Stat. 840), as amended by Pub. L. 91-469 (84 Stat. 10... Sec. 204(b), Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1114(b)); Reorganization Plans No. 21 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1273), and No. 7 of 1961 (75 Stat. 840), as amended by Pub. L. 91-469 (84 Stat. 1036); Department of Commerce Organization Order 10-8 (36 FR 19707, July 23, 1973); and Secretary's Circular 30 (Nov. 5, 1979).
# 385.4 Authority.The MarAd assistance regulations are issued pursuant to section 204(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (46 U.S.C. 1114(b)), and pursuant to delegation of authority by the Secretary of Transportation to the Maritime Administrator, Department of Transportation.