46 CFR § 159.007-7 - Application for acceptance for production inspections and tests: Coast Guard action.

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title: "46 CFR § 159.007-7 - Application for acceptance for production inspections and tests: Coast Guard action."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "159.007-7"
section_name: "Application for acceptance for production inspections and tests: Coast Guard action."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "Q"
subchapter_name: "EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL"
part_number: "159"
part_name: "APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4; Section 159.001-9 also issued under the authority of 44 U.S.C. 3507."
regulatory_source: "CGD 76-048, 44 FR 73043, Dec. 17, 1979, unless otherwise noted."
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# 159.007-7 Application for acceptance for production inspections and tests: Coast Guard action.

(a) From the information submitted with the application, the Commandant determines whether or not the laboratory is accepted for production inspections and tests. The Commandant informs the manufacturer of the results of this determination, if the Commandant does not accept a laboratory, the reason for the disapproval will be given.

(b) From the description of the laboratory's procedures for production inspections and tests, the Commandant determines whether or not those procedures are accepted. The Commandant informs the manufacturer of the results of this determination. If the Commandant does not accept the laboratory's procedures, the reasons why they are not accepted will be given.