§ 41304 - Hearings and orders

CHAPTER 413— ENFORCEMENT

(a) The Federal Maritime Commission shall provide an opportunity for a hearing before issuing an order relating to a violation of this part or a regulation prescribed under this part.

(b) The Commission may reverse, suspend, or modify any of its orders.

(c) On application of a party to a proceeding, the Commission may grant a rehearing of the same or any matter determined in the proceeding. Except by order of the Commission, a rehearing does not operate as a stay of an order.

(d) An order of the Commission remains in effect for the period specified in the order or until suspended, modified, or set aside by the Commission or a court of competent jurisdiction.

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 41304(a)46 App.:1713(a) (1st sentence).Pub. L. 98–237, § 14(a), (b), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 83. 41304(b)46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 1st–12th words). 41304(c)46 App.:1713(b) (1st sentence 13th–last words, last sentence). 41304(d)46 App.:1713(a) (last sentence).

In subsection (a), the words “upon sworn complaint or on its own motion” are omitted as unnecessary.