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DOT/MARAD RIN: 2133-AC04 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Rescinding Regulations Providing Terms for Agency Agreements  
Abstract:

MARAD is deleting 46 CFR Parts 317, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339, which pertain to terms under agreements with agents.  While MARAD is retaining its 46 CFR part 315 regulation addressing agency agreements and the appointment of agents, other regulations that simply provide static procedures to serve as terms of agreement are obsolete and are being rescinded because they are covered by clauses contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  In the more than 30 years since MARAD last updated its regulations, the development of its service agreements has benefited from the uniformity and transparency provided by FAR clauses, and MARAD has increased reliance on them.      

 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Routine and Frequent 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 46 CFR Part 317    46 CFR Part 324    46 CFR Part 325    46 CFR Part 325    46 CFR Part 326    46 CFR Part 328    46 CFR Part 329    46 CFR Part 330    46 CFR Part 332    46 CFR Part 335    46 CFR Part 336    46 CFR Part 337    46 CFR Part 338    46 CFR Part 339     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. sec. 109    49 CFR 1.81   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  07/01/2025  90 FR 28027   
Final Rule Effective  07/01/2025 
Additional Information: E.O. 14192 requires that for "each new [E.O. 14192 regulatory action] issued, at least ten prior regulations be identified for elimination." Implementation guidance for E.O. 14192, issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) (Memorandum M-25-20, March 26, 2025), defines an E.O. 14192 deregulatory action as "an action that has been finalized and has total costs less than zero." This final rule will have total costs less than zero, and therefore is an E.O. 14192 deregulatory action.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mitch Hudson
Attorney
Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-9373
Email: mitch.hudson@dot.gov