[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR140.25]

[Page 136-137]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 140--GENERAL--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 140.25  Appeals.

    (a) Any person directly affected by an action or decision of an 
Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, under the Act or the regulations 
in this subchapter may request reconsideration of that action or 
decision. If still dissatisfied, that person may appeal the action or 
decision of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, within 30 days to 
the District Commander of the District in which the action was taken or 
the decision made. The District Commander issues a decision after 
reviewing the appeal submitted under this paragraph.
    (b) Any person not satisfied with the decision of a District 
Commander may appeal that decision within 30 days to the Commandant, who 
issues a ruling after reviewing the appeal submitted under this 
paragraph. Rulings of the Commandant constitute final agency action.
    (c) An appeal to the District Commander or Commandant:
    (1) Must be made in writing, except in an emergency when an oral 
appeal may be accepted;
    (2) Must be submitted to the District Commander of the District in 
which the action was taken or the decision made;
    (3) Must describe the decision or action being appealed;
    (4) Must state the reasons why the action or decision should be set 
aside or modified; and
    (5) May contain any supporting documents and evidence that the 
appellant wishes to have considered.
    (d) Pending determination of any appeal, the action or decision 
appealed

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remains in effect, unless suspended by the District Commander to whom 
the appeal was made or by the Commandant.