[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: 33CFR159.15]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 159--MARINE SANITATION DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Certification Procedures
 
Sec. 159.15  Certification.

    (a) The recognized facility must evaluate the information that is 
submitted by the manufacturer in accordance with Sec. 159.14(b) (1), 
(2), and (3), evaluate the device for compliance with Sec.Sec. 159.53 
through 159.95, test the device in accordance with Sec. 159.101 and 
submit to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 the following:
    (1) The information that is required under Sec. 159.14(b);
    (2) A report on compliance evaluation;
    (3) A description of each test;
    (4) Test results; and
    (5) A statement, that is signed by the person in charge of testing, 
that the test results are accurate and complete.
    (b) The Coast Guard certifies a test device, on the design of the 
device, if it determines, after consideration of the information that is 
required under paragraph (a) of this section, that the device meets the 
requirements in Subpart C of this part.
    (c) The Coast Guard notifies the manufacturer and recognized 
facility of its determination under paragraph (b) of this section. If 
the device is certified, the Coast Guard includes a certification number 
for the device. If certification is denied, the Coast Guard notifies the 
manufacturer and recognized facility of the requirements of this part 
that are not met. The manufacturer may appeal a denial to the Commanding 
Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590.
    (d) If upon re-examination of the test device, the Coast Guard 
determines that the device does not in fact comply with the requirements 
of Subpart C of

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this part, it may terminate the certification.

[CGD 73-83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75-213, 41 FR 
15326, Apr. 12, 1976; CGD 82-063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88-052, 
53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG-
2001-9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]