[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: 49CFR451.3] [Page 11] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER IV--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PART 451--TESTING AND APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS--Table of Contents Subpart A--Approval of Existing Containers Sec. 451.3 Action by Approval Authority. (a) The Approval Authority (or the Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of Merchant Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard, if the application was submitted to the Coast Guard) issues to the owner a notice of approval or notifies the owner in writing that approval is denied, setting forth the deficiencies causing denial. Notification of approval entitles the owner to affix a safety approval plate to each container after an examination of each container concerned has been carried out in accordance with part 452 of this subchapter. In the case of an application submitted to the Coast Guard, the Chief, Merchant Vessel Inspection Division, Office of Merchant Marine Safety, U.S. Coast Guard acts on the application within 30 days of receipt of the application. [45 FR 37214, June 2, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 50496, Nov. 8, 1982]