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33 CFR 1.05-1 - Delegation of rulemaking authority. | Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters | Code of Federal Regulations | LII / Legal Information Institute
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33 CFR 1.05-1 - Delegation of rulemaking authority.
§ 1.05-1
Delegation of rulemaking authority.
(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security is empowered by various statutes to issue regulations regarding the functions, powers and duties of the Coast Guard.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security has delegated much of this authority to the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, including authority to issue regulations regarding the functions of the Coast Guard and the authority to redelegate and authorize successive redelegations of that authority within the Coast Guard.
(c) The Commandant has reserved the authority to issue any rules and regulations determined to be significant under Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review.
(d) The Commandant has redelegated the authority to develop and issue those regulations necessary to implement laws, treaties and Executive Orders to the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship (CG-5). The Commandant further redelegates this same authority to the Director, National Pollution Fund Center (Director, NPFC) for those regulations within the Director, NPFC area of responsibility.
(1) The Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security, and Stewardship may further reassign the delegated authority of this paragraph to:
(i) Any Director within the CG-5 Directorate as appropriate; or
(ii) Any other Assistant Commandant as appropriate.
(2) The authority redelegated in paragraph (d) of this section is limited to those regulations determined to be nonsignificant within the meaning of Executive Order 12866.
(e) (1) The Commandant has redelegated to the Coast Guard District Commanders, with the reservation that this authority must not be further redelegated except as specified in paragraph (i) below, the authority to issue regulations pertaining to the following:
(i) Anchorage grounds and special anchorage areas.
(ii) The designation of lightering zones.
(iii) The operation of drawbridges.
(iv) The establishment of Regulated Navigation Areas.
(v) The establishment of safety and security zones.
(vi) The establishment of special local regulations.
(2) This delegation does not extend to those matters specified in paragraph (c) of this section or rules and regulations which have been shown to raise substantial issues or to generate controversy.
(f) Except for those matters specified in paragraph (c) of this section, the Commandant has redelegated to Coast Guard Captains of the Port, with the reservation that this authority must not be further redelegated, the authority to establish safety and security zones.
(g) The Commandant has redelegated to Coast Guard District Commanders, Captains of the Port, the Deputy Commandant for Operations (CG-DCO), and the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, the authority to make the certification required by section 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act ( Sec. 605(b), Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1168 (5 U.S.C. 605 )) for rules that they issue.
(h) The Chief, Office of Regulations and Administrative Law (CG-0943), has authority to develop and issue those regulations necessary to implement all technical, organizational, and conforming amendments and corrections to rules, regulations, and notices.
(i) The Commandant has redelegated to the Coast Guard District Commanders the authority to redelegate in writing to the Captains of the Port (COTP), with the reservation that this authority must not be further redelegated, the authority to issue such special local regulations as the COTP deems necessary to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after regattas and marine parades.
(j) The Commandant has redelegated to Coast Guard District Commanders the authority to redelegate in writing to the Coast Guard District Bridge Chief, with the reservation that this authority must not be further redelegated, the authority to issue temporary deviations from drawbridge operating regulations as the District Bridge Chief deems necessary.
[CGD 95-057, 60 FR 34148, June 30, 1995, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33662, June 28, 1996; CGD 97-023, 62 FR 33361, June 19, 1997; USCG-2003-14505, 68 FR 9534, Feb. 28, 2003; USCG-2003-15404, 68 FR 37740, June 25, 2003; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35001, June 19, 2008; USCG-2009-0416, 74 FR 27437, June 10, 2009; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36277, June 25, 2010]
Title 33 published on 2012-07-01no entries appear in the Federal Register after this date. This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeUSC : Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES§ 552 - Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings§ 553 - Rule making
USC : Title 14 - COAST GUARD§ 2 - Primary duties§ 631 - Delegation of powers by the Secretary§ 632 - Functions and powers vested in the Commandant§ 633 - Regulations
USC : Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS§ 401 - Construction of bridges, causeways, dams or dikes generally; exemptions§ 471 - Establishment by Secretary of Homeland Security of anchorage grounds and regulations generally§ 491 - Approval of and deviation from plans; exemptions§ 499 - Regulations for drawbridges§ 525 - Construction and operation of bridges§ 1321 - Oil and hazardous substance liability§ 2716 - Financial responsibility§ 2716a - Financial responsibility civil penalties
USC : Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION§ 101 - Purpose§ 322 - General powers