33 CFR § 96.470 - How does the Coast Guard terminate an organization's authorization?

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title: "33 CFR § 96.470 - How does the Coast Guard terminate an organization's authorization?"
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "96.470"
section_name: "How does the Coast Guard terminate an organization's authorization?"
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "VESSEL OPERATING REGULATIONS"
part_number: "96"
part_name: "RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF VESSELS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "46 U.S.C. 3201 et. seq.; 46 U.S.C. 3103; 46 U.S.C. 3316; 33 U.S.C. 1231."
regulatory_source: "CGD 95-073, 62 FR 67506, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 96.470 How does the Coast Guard terminate an organization's authorization?

At least every 12 months, the Coast Guard evaluates organizations authorized under this subpart. If an organization fails to maintain acceptable standards, the Coast Guard may terminate that organization's authorization, remove the organization from the Commandant's list of recognized organizations, and further evaluate the organization's recognition under 46 CFR part 8.