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[CITE: 46USC2112]

 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
                     Subtitle II--Vessels and Seamen
 
                       Part A--General Provisions
 
                           CHAPTER 21--GENERAL
 
Sec. 2112. Authority to change working hours

    In a port at which the customary working hours begin before 8 a.m. 
or end after 5 p.m., the Secretary may regulate the working hours of the 
officers and employees referred to in section 2111 of this title so that 
those hours conform to the prevailing working hours of the port. 
However--
        (1) the total period for which overtime pay may be required 
    under section 2111 of this title may not be more than 15 hours 
    between any 2 periods of ordinary working hours on other than 
    Sundays and holidays;
        (2) the length of the working day for the officers and employees 
    involved may not be changed; and
        (3) the rate of overtime pay may not be changed.

(Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 508.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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          Revised section                Source section (U.S. Code)
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2112..............................  46:382b
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    Section 2112 provides the Secretary with the authority to regulate 
the working hours of civilian officers and employees of the Coast Guard 
to conform with the prevailing working hours of a port.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 5 section 5549.
