CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL (parts 159 to 165) > PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS > SUBPART 159.010—Independent Laboratory: Acceptance, Recognition, and Termination (§159.010-1 to §159.010-19) > 159.010-17—Termination of acceptance or recognition of an independent laboratory.

159.010-17—Termination of acceptance or recognition of an independent laboratory.

The acceptance or recognition of a laboratory terminates if the laboratory—
(a) Requests termination;
(b) Is no longer in business;
(c) Knowingly fails to perform or supervise an inspection or test, or both, as required in an applicable subpart;
(d) Knowingly attests to the lack of errors, omissions, or false statement of an approval test report that contains errors omissions, or false statements;
(e) Does not meet the requirements of § 159.010-3(a) ;
(f) Does not comply with § 159.010-11 ;
(g) Contracts or transfers the performance or supervision of required inspections or tests to another laboratory or person without the approval of the Commandant; or
(h) Fails to, or in the opinion of the Commandant is unable to, carry out its responsibilities under an MOU required by § 159.010-7.
[CGD 93-055, 61 FR 13929, Mar. 28, 1996]