{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-380.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 380.2","heading":"Filing applications.","body":"(a) An applicant under section 805(a) shall file his application (16 copies, including three originals) with the Secretary, Maritime Subsidy Board/Maritime Administration at least 15 days in advance of the effective date of the action proposed in the application.\n(b) The application shall concisely and clearly reflect:\n(1) Whether the applicant holds an operating-differential subsidy contract under title VI of the Act, or has applied for such type contract, or\n(2) Whether the applicant has a Government-owned vessel on charter under title VII of the Act or has applied for the charter of a Government-owned vessel thereunder;\n(3) The action for which approval of the Maritime Subsidy Board/Maritime Administration is sought, stated in terms of a request for permission to, directly or indirectly, own, operate, or charter a vessel(s) in the domestic intercoastal or coastwise service, or to own a pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any person or concern that owns, charters, or operates any vessel(s) in the domestic intercoastal or coastwise service; and\n(4) Whether the operator of the vessel to be engaged in the domestic trade is a citizen of the United States as required by and within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER II—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER J—MISCELLANEOUS","PART 380—PROCEDURES","Subpart A—Filing of Applications Under Section 805(a), 1936 Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"73eb0e4adcf290287641cc4fd686ff33c35a765966bbc1a6aaf977b859927cfa","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-380.1","next":"us/46-cfr-380.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}