# 46 CFR § 504.2: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 504.2
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS > PART 504—PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ANALYSIS

## Text

(a) Shipping Act of 1984 means the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40101-41309).
(b) Common carrier means any common carrier by water as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40102), including a conference of such carriers.
(c) Environmental impact means any alteration of existing environmental conditions or creation of a new set of environmental conditions, adverse or beneficial, caused or induced by the action under consideration.
(d) Potential action means the range of possible Commission actions that may result from a Commission proceeding in which the Commission has not yet formulated a proposal.
(e) Proposed action means that stage of activity where the Commission has determined to take a particular course of action and the effects of that course of action can be meaningfully evaluated.
(f) Environmental assessment means a concise document that serves to “provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact” (40 CFR 1508.9).
(g) Recyclable means any secondary material that can be used as a raw material in an industrial process in which it is transformed into a new product replacing the use of a depletable natural resource.
(h) Marine Terminal Operator means a person engaged in the United States in the business of furnishing wharfage, dock, warehouse or other terminal facilities in connection with a common carrier, or in connection with a common carrier and a water carrier subject to subchapter II of chapter 135 of Title 49, United States Code.
(i) Commission means the Federal Maritime Commission, including any office or bureau to which the Commission may delegate its environmental policy analysis responsibilities.
[49 FR 44415, Nov. 6, 1984, as amended at 64 FR 23549, May 3, 1999; 74 FR 50718, Oct. 1, 2009]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 504.1 § 504.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.2 § 504.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.2.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.3 § 504.3 General information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.3.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.4 § 504.4 Categorical exclusions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.4.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.5 § 504.5 Environmental assessments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.5.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.6 § 504.6 Finding of no significant impact.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.6.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.7 § 504.7 Environmental impact statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.7.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.8 § 504.8 Record of decision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.8.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.9 § 504.9 Information required by the Commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.9.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.10 § 504.10 Time constraints on final administrative actions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.10.md)
- [46 CFR § 504.91 § 504.91 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-504.91.md)
- [46 CFR § 505.1 § 505.1 Scope of regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-505.1.md)
- [46 CFR § 505.2 § 505.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-505.2.md)
- [46 CFR § 505.3 § 505.3 General.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-505.3.md)

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