46 C.F.R. § 502.55

Effective date of rules.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 91 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 502.55 (2026)

The publication or service of any substantive rule shall be made not less than thirty (30) days prior to its effective date except: (a) As otherwise provided by the Commission for good cause found that notice and public procedure thereon are impractical, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest; (b) In the case of rules granting or recognizing exemption or relieving restriction; interpretative rules; or statements of policy. (c) Interpretive rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice. [Rule 55.] [78 FR 45071, July 26, 2013]