46 CFR § 32.01-1 - Incorporation by reference.

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# 32.01-1 Incorporation by reference.

(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a). To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change in the *Federal Register* and make the material available to the public. All approved material is on file at the Coast Guard Headquarters. Contact Commandant (CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509. You may also inspect this material at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: *http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.* All material is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), ABS Plaza, 16855 Northchase Drive, Houston, TX 77060, 281-877-5800, *http://www.eagle.org.*

(1) Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 1989, incorporation by reference approved for §§ 32.15-15; 32.60-10; 32.65-40.

(2) [Reserved]

(c) ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, 877-909-2786, *http://www.astm.org.*

(1) ASTM D4986-98, Standard Test Method for Horizontal Burning Characteristics of Cellular Polymeric Materials, incorporation by reference approved for § 32.57-10.

(2) ASTM F1273-91 (Reapproved 2007), Standard Specification for Tank Vent Flame Arresters (approved December 1, 2007), incorporation by reference approved for § 32.20-10.

(d) International Maritime Organization (IMO) Publishing, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom, +44 (0)20 7735 7611, *http://www.imo.org*.

(1) International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), as amended, Consolidated Edition, 2009, including Erratum, IBR approved for § 32.56-1(b).

(2) [Reserved]

[CGD 88-032, 56 FR 35820, July 29, 1991]

For  citations affecting § 32.01-1, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at