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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, government contracts, transportation, vessels, maritime administration, national defense, agency agreements

🚢Regulatory Update on Agency Agreements and Appointments by MARAD

MARAD is revising its regulations pertaining to the award and administration of agency agreements in the form of service agreements and ship manager contracts. The rule is intended to correct numerous citations in accordance with the codification of Title 46 of the United States Code; improve accessibility by modernizing text and updating agency contact information; and remove obsolete references.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 federal acquisition regulation, regulation, government contracts, customs duties and inspection, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, claims, vessels, maritime, insurance, surety bonds, wages, seamen, national defense, agency agreements, uniform system of accounts

⚓Rescinding Maritime Regulations

MARAD is deleting 46 CFR parts 317, 324, 325, 326, 328, 329, 330, 332, 335, 336, 337, 338, and 339, which pertain to terms under agreements with agents. While MARAD is retaining its 46 CFR part 315 regulation addressing agency agreements and the appointment of agents, other regulations that simply provide static procedures to serve as terms of agreement are obsolete and are being rescinded because they are covered by clauses contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In the more than 30 years since MARAD last updated its regulations, the development of its service agreements has benefited from the uniformity and transparency provided by FAR clauses, and MARAD has increased reliance on them.

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