---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s501.1"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 501.1 - Purpose."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "501.1"section_name: "Purpose."chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"subchapter_number: "A"subchapter_name: "GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS"part_number: "501"part_name: "THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—GENERAL"positive_law: falsecurrency: "2026-03-24"last_updated: "2026-03-24"format_version: "1.1.0"generator: "[email protected]"authority: "5 U.S.C. 551-557, 701-706, 2903 and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501-520 and 3501-3520; 46 U.S.C. 40101-41309, 42101-42109, 44101-44106, 46101-46108; Pub. L. 89-56, 70 Stat. 195; 5 CFR part 2638; Pub. L. 104-320, 110 Stat. 3870."regulatory_source: "86 FR 50681, Sept. 10, 2021, unless otherwise noted."cfr_part: "501"---
Identifier
/us/cfr/t46/s501.1
Currency
2026-03-24
Positive Law
No
Updated
2026-03-24
Chapter
Federal Maritime Commission
Authority
5 U.S.C. 551-557, 701-706, 2903 and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501-520 and 3501-3520; 46 U.S.C. 40101-41309, 42101-42109, 44101-44106, 46101-46108; Pub. L. 89-56, 70 Stat. ... 5 U.S.C. 551-557, 701-706, 2903 and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501-520 and 3501-3520; 46 U.S.C. 40101-41309, 42101-42109, 44101-44106, 46101-46108; Pub. L. 89-56, 70 Stat. 195; 5 CFR part 2638; Pub. L. 104-320, 110 Stat. 3870.
# 501.1 Purpose.This part describes the organization, functions, and the delegation of authority within, the Federal Maritime Commission (“Commission”).