46 CFR § 532.1 - Purpose.

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title: "46 CFR § 532.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "532.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING OCEAN SHIPPING IN FOREIGN COMMERCE"
part_number: "532"
part_name: "NVOCC NEGOTIATED RATE ARRANGEMENTS"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 40103."
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# 532.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part, pursuant to the Commission's statutory authority, is to exempt non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the tariff rate publication and adherence requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984, as enumerated herein.

[78 FR 42888, July 18, 2013]