---identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s501.101"source: "ecfr"legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"title: "46 CFR § 501.101 - Authority to affix seal."title_number: 46title_name: "Shipping"section_number: "501.101"section_name: "Authority to affix seal."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/s501.101
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.
# 501.101 Authority to affix seal.(a) The seal of the Federal Maritime Commission shall be in the custody and control of the Secretary of the Commission.(b) The Secretary has authority to affix replicas, reproductions, and embossing seals to appropriate documents, certifications, and other material for all purposes as authorized by this subpart, including for the purposes authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1733(b). The Secretary may delegate and authorize redelegations of this authority. The Office of the Secretary shall maintain official records of such delegations and redelegations (and cancellations thereof).