33 CFR § 52.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s52.1"
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title: "33 CFR § 52.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "52.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS OF THE COAST GUARD"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "10 U.S.C. 1552; 14 U.S.C. 501, 503; Department of Homeland Security Delegations No. 0160.1(II)(B)(1), 0170.1(II)(23)."
regulatory_source: "OST Doc. No. 2002-13439, 68 FR 9886, Mar. 3, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 52.1 Purpose.

This part establishes the procedure for application for correction of military records of the Coast Guard, for consideration of applications by the Department of Homeland Security Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast Guard (hereinafter “the Board”), and for settling claims or determining monetary benefits.

[OST Doc. No. 2002-13439, 68 FR 9886, Mar. 3, 2003, as amended by USCG-2003-15404, 68 FR 37740, June 25, 2003]