49 CFR 39.5
§ 39.5 To whom do the provisions of this part apply?
United States · 49 CFR — Transportation · Status: effective
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- 49 CFR 39.5, § 39.5 To whom do the provisions of this part apply?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/255135
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(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c) of this section, this Part applies to you if you are the owner or operator of any passenger vessel, and you are:
(1) A public entity that provides designated public transportation; or
(2) A private entity primarily engaged in the business of transporting people whose operations affect commerce and that provides specified public transportation;
(b) If you are the PVO of a foreign-flag passenger vessel, this Part applies to you only if your vessel picks up passengers at a port in the United States, its territories, possessions, or commonwealths.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.