The rules in this part are issued pursuant to the authority of section 4 of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 553), sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, and 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (“the Act”) (46 U.S.C. § 305, 40101-40104, 40301-40307, 40501-40503, 40901-40904, 41101-41109, 41301-41302, and 41305-41307), and the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-258, 112 Stat. 1902.

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[69 FR 64414, Nov. 4, 2004, as amended at 74 FR 50727, Oct. 1, 2009]