TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

CHAPTER I - COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

SUBCHAPTER O - POLLUTION

PART 159 - MARINE SANITATION DEVICES

subpart b - CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES

159.19 - Testing equivalency.

  (a) If a test required by this part may not be practicable or necessary, a manufacturer may apply to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 for deletion or approval of an alternative test as equivalent to the test requirements in this part. The application must include the manufacturer's justification for deletion or the alternative test and any alternative test data.

  (b) The Coast Guard notifies the manufacturer of its determination under paragraph (a) of this section and that determination is final.

[CGD 7383, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 82063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG2001 9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]