46 CFR § 560.6 - Notification to Secretary of State.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s560.6"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "46 CFR § 560.6 - Notification to Secretary of State."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "560.6"
section_name: "Notification to Secretary of State."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS RESTRICTIVE FOREIGN MARITIME PRACTICES"
part_number: "560"
part_name: "ACTIONS TO ADDRESS CONDITIONS UNDULY IMPAIRING ACCESS OF U.S.-FLAG VESSELS TO OCEAN TRADE BETWEEN FOREIGN PORTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 553; secs. 13(b)(6), 15 and 17 of the Shipping Act of 1984, 46 U.S.C. 305, 40104, and 41108(d); sec. 10002 of the Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. 42301-42307)."
regulatory_source: "49 FR 45406, Nov. 15, 1984, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 64 FR 8009, Feb. 18, 1999."
cfr_part: "560"
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# 560.6 Notification to Secretary of State.

When there are indications that conditions unduly impairing the access of a U.S. flag vessel to trade between foreign ports may exist, the Commission shall so notify the Secretary of State and may request that the Secretary of State seek resolution of the matter through diplomatic channels. If request is made, the Commission will give every assistance in such efforts, and the Commission may request the Secretary to report the results of such efforts within a specified time period.