33 C.F.R. § 148.276 When must the application be approved or denied?
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
(a) In 33 U.S.C. 1504, the Deepwater Port Act provides strict timelines for action on a license application, which if closely observed can lead to action in just under 1 year. The Coast Guard can recommend that MARAD suspend the process if an applicant fails to provide timely information or requests additional time to comply with a request. (b) The Coast Guard must conduct public hearings in each adjacent Coastal State within 240 days of publication of the notice of receipt of a deepwater port application. (c) An application must be approved or denied within 90 days after the close of the public hearing period specified in paragraph (b) of this section.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 148—DEEPWATER PORTS: GENERAL
Subpart C—Processing Applications
Approval or Denial of the Application
§ 148.276 When must the application be approved or denied?
