Maritime Administration
Maritime Administration's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Exclusion Text
(3) Internal orders and procedures not required to be published in the Federal Register; promulgation of rules, regulations, directives, and amendments thereto which do not require a regulatory impact analysis under section 3 of Executive Order 12291 or do not have potential to cause a significant effect on the environment; routine enforcement of statutes, rules, and safety and environmental standards and requirements, e.g., enforcement of statutes and rules regarding transfer of certain U.S.-flag vessels to any person not a citizen of the United States (sections 9, 37 when operative, and 41, Shipping Act, 1916, as amended) and enforcement of requirements for admission to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (section 1303, Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended and 46 CFR Part 310, Subpart C); and hearings, meetings, and public affairs activities.
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