(a) Authority to recommend to the Commission the initiation of formal proceedings or other actions with respect to suspected violations of the Shipping Act of 1984, as amended, and rules and regulations of the Commission.

(b) The authority to accept, deny, or deactivate a Form FMC-1 submitted by ocean common carriers, non-vessel-operating common carriers, conferences, and marine terminal operators under parts 520 and 525 of this chapter.

(c) Authority contained in part 530 of this chapter to approve, but not deny, requests for permission to correct clerical or administrative errors in the essential terms of filed service contracts.