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33 CFR 148.515: When is an exemption allowed?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER NN—DEEPWATER PORTS
- PART 148—DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL
- Subpart F—Exemption From or Adjustments to Requirements in This Subchapter
The Commandant (CG-5P) may recommend that MARAD allow an exemption if he or she determines that:
(a) Compliance with the requirement would be contrary to public interest;
(b) Compliance with the requirement would not enhance safety or the health of the environment;
(c) Compliance with the requirement is not practical because of local conditions or because the materials or personnel needed for compliance are unavailable;
(d) National security or national economy justifies a departure from the rules; or
(e) The alternative, if any, proposed in the petition would:
(1) Ensure comparable or greater safety, protection of the environment, and quality of deepwater port construction, maintenance, and operation; and
(2) Be consistent with recognized principles of international law.
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