46 CFR § 1.03-45 - Appeals from decisions or actions involving documentation of vessels.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s1.03-45"
source: "ecfr"
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title: "46 CFR § 1.03-45 - Appeals from decisions or actions involving documentation of vessels."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "1.03-45"
section_name: "Appeals from decisions or actions involving documentation of vessels."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "1"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION, GENERAL COURSE AND METHODS GOVERNING MARINE SAFETY FUNCTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 14 U.S.C. 503; 46 U.S.C. 7701; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 93; Secs. 101, 888, and 1512, Pub. L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; § 1.01-35 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507; and § 1.03-55 also issued under the authority of 46 U.S.C. 3306(j)."
regulatory_source: "CGD 88-033, 54 FR 50376, Dec. 6, 1989, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1"
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# 1.03-45 Appeals from decisions or actions involving documentation of vessels.
Any person directly affected by a decision or action of an officer or employee of the Coast Guard acting on or in regard to the documentation of a vessel under part 67 or part 68 of this title, may make a formal appeal of that decision or action to the Director of Inspections and Compliance (CG-5PC), in accordance with the procedures contained in § 1.03-15 of this subpart. The decision of the Director of Inspections and Compliance (CG-5PC), on such an appeal will constitute final agency action.
[USCG-2006-25535, 72 FR 7930, Feb. 22, 2007, as amended by USCG-2008-0906, 73 FR 56507, Sept. 29, 2008; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013]