CONTENTS 



Chapter 1. — Organic Laws Governing United States Coast Guard 



Subchapter lA. — General Provisions 



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Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1946 1 



Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950 3 



Section 1. Transfer of functions to the Secretary 3 



Section 2. Performance of functions of Secretary 3 



Section 3. Administrative assistant Secretary 3 



Section 4. Incidental transfers 4 



Assignment of functions under Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950 4 



Establishment of Coast Guard 4 



Primary duties 4 



Relationship to Navy Department 5 



"Secretary" defined 5 



Secretary ; general powers 5 



Treasury Department 6 



Delegation of powers by the Secretary 6 



Functions and powers vested in the Commandant 6 



Regulations 6 



Delegation of functions 7 



Subchapter IB. — Excerpts From Administrative Procedure Act and 

 Federal Register Act 



Definitions (Administrative Procedure Act) 8 



Publication of information 9 



Rulemaking 10 



Adjudications 10 



Ancillary matters 11 



Hearings; presiding officers 12 



Initial decisions ; conclusiveness ; review by agency 13 



Imposition of sanctions 14 



Judicial review of agency 15 



Appointment of examiners 16 



Impairment of rights; effect on other laws 16 



Documents to be published in Federal Register 17 



Filing document as constructive notice; publication in Register as pre- 

 sumption of validity; judicial notice; citation 18 



Publication in Register as notice of hearing 18 



Federal Register annual supplements; style and composition; application 



to Code of Federal Regulations 19 



Subchapter IC. — Administration of Shipping Laws 



Superintendence of commercial marine and merchant seamen; documen- 

 tation 20 



Administration of inspection laws 20 



Regulations of the Commandant 20 



Regulations 20 



Enforcement of sections 643, 660a, 672, 672a, 673, and 710a; rules and 



regulations 20 



Annual list of vessels; report of increase; report on navigation laws 21 



Records and reports of inspections and licenses 21 



Extra pay for overtime services; payment by owner or master or agent; 



appropriations; regulation of varying working hours 21 



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