{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-20.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 20.103","heading":"Construction and waiver of rules.","body":"(a) Each person with a duty to construe the rules in this part in an administrative proceeding shall construe them so as to secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination.\n(b) Except to the extent that a waiver would be contrary to law, the Commandant, the Chief ALJ, or a presiding ALJ may, after notice, waive any of the rules in this part either to prevent undue hardship or manifest injustice or to secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination.\n(c) Absent a specific provision in this part, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure control.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 20—RULES OF PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND EVIDENCE FOR FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COAST GUARD","Subpart A—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"04208b56f44d518f4db6c87537c370ac4ec2cc3ae7ef80bfda021c415126044d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-20.102","next":"us/33-cfr-20.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}