46 CFR § 164.012-12 - Recognized laboratory.

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title: "46 CFR § 164.012-12 - Recognized laboratory."
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chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
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subchapter_name: "EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL"
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# 164.012-12 Recognized laboratory.

A recognized laboratory is one which is operated as a nonprofit public service and is regularly engaged in the examination, testing, and evaluation as to the safety of insulation and surfacing materials; which has an established factory inspection, listing, and labeling program; and which has standards for evaluating listing and labeling which are acceptable to the Commandant. The following laboratories are recognized:

Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc.

333 Pfingston Road

Northbrook, IL 60062-2096

[CGFR 70-143, 35 FR 19967, Dec. 30, 1970, as amended by USCG-1998-4442, 63 FR 52192, Sept. 30, 1998]