451.1—Application for approval.
(a)
Any owner of an existing container may apply for approval to the Commandant (CG-522), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd St., SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593-7126 or to any Approval Authority.
Code of Federal Regulations
(i)
Container of this type has been safely used in marine or inland transport for a period of at least two years; or
(ii)
The container was manufactured to a design type which had been tested and found to comply with the technical conditions set out in Annex II to the convention with the exception of those technical conditions relating to the end-wall and side-wall strength tests; or
(iii)
The container was constructed to standards that were equivalent to the technical conditions set out in Annex II to the convention with the exception of those technical conditions relating to end-wall and side-wall strength tests.
(6)
A certification by the owner, or, if the owner is a corporation, partnership or unincorporated association, by a person authorized to make such statements for the organization, that the information provided in the application is true and correct.
[45 FR 37214, June 2, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 50496, Nov. 8, 1982; 69 FR 58352, Sept. 30, 2004; 74 FR 49241, Sept. 25, 2009]