[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR450.13]

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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          CHAPTER IV--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 450--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart B--Procedure for Delegation to Approval Authorities
 
Sec. 450.13  Granting of delegation.

    (a) The Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of 
Merchant Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard acts on applications for 
delegation within 60 days of receipt.
    (b) If an applicant for delegation does not provide sufficient 
information with regard to all the criteria for delegation, the Chief, 
Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of Merchant Marine Safety, 
U.S. Coast Guard denies the application. A denial of an application on 
this basis is without prejudice to the submission of a new or amended 
application.
    (c) If an applicant satisfies all the criteria for delegation the 
Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of Merchant Marine 
Safety, U.S. Coast Guard sends the applicant a letter of delegation, and 
assigns to the Approval Authority an alphabetic Approval Authority 
identification code.
    (d) If an applicant fails to satisfy all the criteria for 
delegation, the Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of 
Merchant Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard gives the applicant written 
notice of denial of his application. The notice contains all the reasons 
for the denial. The applicant may contest the denial by submitting 
additional oral or written evidence in support of its qualifications. 
Upon review of the evidence, the Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection 
Division, Office of Merchant Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard notifies 
the applicant of the final decision.

[45 FR 37213, June 2, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 50496, Nov. 8, 1982]