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§55335 Revocations and terminations of designations
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Summary
With notice and hearing, the Secretary may revoke an American Great Lakes designation for a vessel if it fails the requirements, is operated in violation of this subchapter, or its owner or operator breaches an agreement under 55332(b). An owner may ask to end the designation for good cause; the Secretary may add conditions to protect other U.S. vessel operators.
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Title 46, §55335
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(a)After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary of Transportation may revoke a designation of a vessel as an American Great Lakes vessel if the Secretary finds that—
(1)the vessel does not meet a requirement for the designation;
(2)the vessel has been operated in violation of this subchapter; or
(3)the owner or operator of the vessel has violated an agreement made under section 55332(b) of this title.
(b)On petition and a showing of good cause by the owner of a vessel, the Secretary may terminate the designation of a vessel as an American Great Lakes vessel. The Secretary may impose conditions in a termination order to prevent significant adverse effects on other operators of vessels of the United States.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5533546 App.:1241t(a), (c).Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1524(a), (c), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3667. In subsection (a)(3), the words “
Construction
and purchase” before “agreement” are omitted because the source provision for section 55332(b) of the revised title does not say anything about
Construction
. In subsection (b), the words “vessels of the United States” are substituted for “United States-flag vessel” for consistency in the revised title.
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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 55335
Title 46 — Shipping
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73