46 CFR § 389.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s389.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 389.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "389.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
part_number: "389"
part_name: "DETERMINATION OF AVAILABILITY OF COASTWISE-QUALIFIED VESSELS FOR TRANSPORTATION OF PLATFORM JACKETS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "49 U.S.C. 322(a); 46 U.S.C. 55102; 46 U.S.C. 55108; Public Law 108-293, 118 Stat 1028; and 49 CFR 1.66."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 62474, Oct. 12, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "389"
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# 389.1 Purpose.

This part prescribes regulations implementing the provisions of section 417 of Public Law 108-293, which grants the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Maritime Administrator, the authority to review and approve applications for determination of availability of coastwise-qualified vessels. Owners or operators of proposed platform jackets may submit information regarding a specific platform jacket transport, placement and/or launch project, following the procedures set forth in this regulation, in order for the Maritime Administration to determine whether a suitable coastwise-qualified vessel is available for the project. If the agency determines that a project owner has registered as required herein and sought in good faith to meet its transportation needs using U.S. flag vessels in compliance with the Jones Act, and that a suitable coastwise qualified vessel is not available, then a foreign launch barge may be used.