46 CFR 159.010-1 - Purpose.

Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 17, 2024

Title 46 - Shipping last revised: Oct 15, 2024

§ 159.010-1 - Purpose.

This subpart contains the following:

(a) The standards and procedures under which the Coast Guard accepts an independent laboratory that a manufacturer proposes to use.

(b) The standards and procedures under which a laboratory is accepted as a recognized laboratory under applicable subparts.

(c) The circumstances under which the acceptance or recognition of a laboratory is terminated.

[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13928, Mar. 28, 1996]

authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306,3703; 49 CFR 1.45, 1.46; Section 159.001-9 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507.

source: CGD 76-048, 44 FR 73043, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 46 CFR 159.010-1