Tanker Security Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration 46 CFR Part 294 [Docket Number MARAD-2022-0247] RIN 2133-AB95 AGENCY: Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule implements the Tanker Security Program (TSP) and makes certain changes to the TSP ( printed page 37322) interim final rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2022, in response to public comments received on the IFR, feedback from stakeholders, and MARAD's own experience during initial program administration. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to establish TSP, comprised of a fleet of active, commercially viable, militarily useful, privately owned product tank vessels of the United States. The TSP Fleet is intended to meet national defense and other security requirements and maintain a United States presence in international commercial shipping. TSP supports the United States maritime industries and workforce to promote national security and economic resilience. DATES: This final rule is effective July 23, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hatcher, Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Sealift, at (202) 366-0688, or via email at david.hatcher1@dot.gov . You may send mail to Mr. Hatcher at U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, Office of Sealift Support, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W25-310, Mail Stop 1, Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Acce…