CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER H—MARITIME SECURITY (parts 101 to 107) > PART 101—MARITIME SECURITY: GENERAL > SUBPART D—Control Measures for Security (§101.400 to §101.420) > 101.420—Right to appeal.

101.420—Right to appeal.

(a) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by a COTP under this subchapter, may appeal that action or decision to the cognizant District Commander according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.
(b) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by a District Commander, whether made under this subchapter generally or pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, with the exception of those decisions made under § 101.410 of this subpart, may appeal that decision or action to the Commandant (CG-54), according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15. Appeals of District Commander decisions or actions made under § 101.410 of this subpart should be made to the Commandant (CG-543), according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.
(c) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, under this subchapter, may appeal that action or decision to the Commandant (CG-54) according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.
(d) Decisions made by Commandant (CG-54), whether made under this subchapter generally or pursuant to the appeal provisions of this section, are considered final agency action.

Code of Federal Regulations

[USCG-2003-14792, 68 FR 39278, July 1, 2003, as amended at 68 FR 60472, Oct. 22, 2003; 68 FR 62502, Nov. 4, 2003; USCG-2008-0179, 73 FR 35009, June 19, 2008]