49 CFR § 451.15 - Application for individual approval.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t49/s451.15"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "49 CFR § 451.15 - Application for individual approval."
title_number: 49
title_name: "Transportation"
section_number: "451.15"
section_name: "Application for individual approval."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY APPROVAL OF CARGO CONTAINERS"
part_number: "451"
part_name: "TESTING AND APPROVAL OF CONTAINERS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 80503; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 37214, June 2, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "451"
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# 451.15 Application for individual approval.

(a) For approval of new containers by individual approval, each application must include the following:

(1) The manufacturer's identification number.

(2) The identification code of the owner, lessee, or bailee responsible for maintenance of the container.