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46 U.S.C. § 12108

Authority to extend duration of vessel certificates

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(a)Certificates.—Provided a vessel is in compliance with inspection requirements in section 3313, the Secretary of the department in which in the Coast Guard is operating may, if the Secretary makes the determination described in subsection (b), extend, for a period of not more than 1 year, an expiring certificate of documentation issued for a vessel under chapter 121.(b)Determination.—The determination referred to in subsection (a) is a determination that such extension is required to enable the Coast Guard to—(1) eliminate a backlog in processing applications for such certificates; or(2) act in response to a national emergency or natural disaster.(c)Manner of Extension.—Any extension granted under this section may be granted to individual vessels or to a specifically identified group of vessels.(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8320(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4701.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2005 · leading case: Myers v. American Triumph F/V
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Myers v. American Triumph F/V (2001) ca9 · cites it 2× “See 46 U.S.C. § 12108 (a)(3). However, a savings provision declared that some vessels rebuilt in foreign shipyards could qualify for a certificate.”
United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark Fins (2005) casd · cites it 2× “See 46 U.S.C. § 12108 (fishery endorsements); 46 U.”
Bass River Associates v. Mayor of Bass River Township (1984) ca3 “§ 65i) and the fisheries, 46 U.S.C.A. § 12108 (formerly 46 U.S.C. § 65k).”
Southeast Shipyard Ass'n v. United States (1992) cadc · cites it 2× “§ 12101 (a)(1), and provided that vessels rebuilt on or after July 28, 1987, could retain eligibility only if an American shipyard did the rebuilding, 46 U.S.C. § 12108 note. Of importance here, the Anti-Re-flagging Act altered the eligibility of fishing vessels owned by…”
American Pelagic Fishing Co. v. United States (2002) uscfc “The Atlantic Star holds a fishery endorsement issued pursuant to 46 U.S.C.A. § 12108 and a registry endorsement issued pursuant to 46 U.”
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