46 CFR § 560.8 - Submission of decision to the President.

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title: "46 CFR § 560.8 - Submission of decision to the President."
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section_name: "Submission of decision to the President."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS RESTRICTIVE FOREIGN MARITIME PRACTICES"
part_number: "560"
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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)."
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# 560.8 Submission of decision to the President.

Concurrently with the submission of any decision imposing sanctions to the *Federal Register* pursuant to § 560.7(d)(1), the Commission shall transmit that decision to the President of the United States who may, within ten days after receiving the decision, disapprove it if the President finds that disapproval is required for reasons of the national defense or the foreign policy of the United States.

[67 FR 39862, June 11, 2002]