33 CFR 20.103
§ 20.103 Construction and waiver of rules.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 20.103, § 20.103 Construction and waiver of rules, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149349
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(a) Each person with a duty to construe the rules in this part in an administrative proceeding shall construe them so as to secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination.
(b) Except to the extent that a waiver would be contrary to law, the Commandant, the Chief ALJ, or a presiding ALJ may, after notice, waive any of the rules in this part either to prevent undue hardship or manifest injustice or to secure a just, speedy, and inexpensive determination.
(c) Absent a specific provision in this part, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure control.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.