---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 501.1"
title: "46"
number: "501.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/501.1"
---

# §501.1. Purpose.


This part describes the organization, functions, and the delegation of authority within, the Federal Maritime Commission (“Commission”).


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551-557, 701-706, 2903 and 6304; 31 U.S.C. 3721; 41 U.S.C. 414 and 418; 44 U.S.C. 501-520 and 3501-3520; 46 U.S.C. 40101-41309, 42101-42109, 44101-44106, 46101-46108; Pub. L. 89-56, 70 Stat. 195; 5 CFR part 2638; Pub. L. 104-320, 110 Stat. 3870.

### Source

Source: 86 FR 50681, Sept. 10, 2021, unless otherwise noted.