[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR68.05-11]

[Page 384]
 
                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 68_DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS PURSUANT TO EXTRAORDINARY LEGISLATIVE 
GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart 68.05_Documentation of Certain Vessels for Oil Spill Cleanup
 
Sec. 68.05-11  Application to document a vessel under this subpart.

    (a) To qualify to document a vessel or to accept the dedication of a 
vessel by a member or members under this subpart, a not-for-profit oil 
spill response cooperative shall file with the Director, National Vessel 
Documentation Center the certificate under oath as set forth in Appendix 
A to this subpart.
    (b) Upon the filing of the certificate under paragraph (a) of this 
section, the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center will furnish 
the not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative with a letter of 
qualification. The letter of qualification is valid for a period of 
three years from the date of its issuance, unless there is a change in 
membership or structure of the not-for-profit oil spill response 
cooperative or a change in the citizenship status of any of its members 
requiring a report under Sec. 68.05-13. In order to renew the letter of 
qualification, a new certificate under oath must be filed with the 
Commandant at least 30 days before the date of expiration of the letter 
of qualification.
    (c) A not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative seeking to 
document a vessel for a limited coastwise endorsement under this 
subpart, in addition to complying with the requirements of Sec. 68.05-
7(a), shall supply to the National Vessel Documentation Center, a copy 
of the letter of qualification issued under paragraph (b) of this 
section.
    (d) A member or members of a not-for-profit oil spill response 
cooperative seeking to document a vessel under this subpart shall supply 
to the National Vessel Documentation Center, a copy of the letter of 
qualification issued under paragraph (b) of this section to the not-for-
profit oil spill response cooperative to which the vessel is dedicated. 
In addition, the not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and the 
vessel owners shall all certify under oath that the vessel for which 
application is made is dedicated to use by the not-for-profit oil spill 
response cooperative. This certification must use the format and content 
described in appendix B to this subpart. If there is a change in the 
dedicated status of the vessel or its ownership, a report under Sec. 
68.05-13 must be filed.

[GCD 89-007; GCD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 
13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-014, 60 FR 31606, June 15, 1995; USCG-
1999-6216, 64 FR 53225, Oct. 1, 1999]