46 CFR §287.4

1. (a)Any person claiming to be entitled to the benefits of section 511 of the Act may make application, in writing, to the Administration for permission to establish a construction reserve fund. The original application shall be executed and verified by the taxpayer, or if the taxpayer is a corporation, by one of its principal officers, in triplicate, and shall be accompanied by eight conformed copies when filed with the Administration. MARAD will accept electronic options (such as facsimile and Internet) for transmission of required information to MARAD, if practicable.
2. (b)Form of application:
3. (c)Fee. Each such application shall be accompanied by the sum of $225, which sum will be retained to recover the cost of processing the application.