[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.107]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700_UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS--Table of 
Contents
 
                       Subpart A_Navy Regulations
 
Sec. 700.107  Maintenance of Navy Regulations.

    (a) The Chief of Naval Operations is responsible for maintaining 
Navy Regulations, and for ensuring that Navy Regulations conforms to the 
current needs of the Department of the Navy. When any person in the 
Department of the Navy deems it advisable that additions, changes or 
deletions should be made to Navy Regulations, he or she shall forward a 
draft of the proposed addition, change or deletion, with a statement of 
the reasons therefor, to the Chief of Naval Operations via the chain of 
command. The Chief of Naval Operations shall endeavor to obtain the 
concurrence of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, the Judge Advocate 
General and appropriate offices and commands. Unresolved issues 
concerning such additions, changes or deletions shall be forwarded to 
the Secretary of the Navy for appropriate action. Any additions, changes 
or deletions to the U.S. Navy Regulations must be approved by the 
Secretary of the Navy.
    (b) Changes to Navy Regulations will be numbered consecutively and 
issued as page changes. Advance changes may be used when required; these 
will be numbered consecutively and incorporated in page changes at 
frequent intervals.