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Timestamp: 2017-12-15 04:35:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', '§ 159', 'art 159', 'art 51', '§159', '§159', '§159', '§159', 'art 3']

§ 159.4 Incorporation by reference.
§ 159.5 Requirements for vessel manufacturers.
§ 159.11 Purpose.
§ 159.12a Certification of certain Type III devices.
§ 159.17 Changes to certified devices.
§ 159.51 Purpose and scope.
§ 159.53 General requirements.
§ 159.55 Identification.
§ 159.57 Installation, operation, and maintenance instructions.
§ 159.61 Vents.
§ 159.63 Access to parts.
§ 159.65 Chemical level indicator.
§ 159.67 Electrical component ratings.
§ 159.69 Motor ratings.
§ 159.71 Electrical controls and conductors.
§ 159.73 Conductors.
§ 159.75 Overcurrent protection.
§ 159.79 Terminals.
§ 159.81 Baffles.
§ 159.83 Level indicator.
§ 159.85 Sewage removal.
§ 159.87 Removal fittings.
§ 159.89 Power interruption: Type I and II devices.
§ 159.93 Independent supporting.
§ 159.95 Safety.
§ 159.97 Safety: inspected vessels.
§ 159.101 Testing: general.
§ 159.103 Vibration test.
§ 159.105 Shock test.
§ 159.107 Rolling test.
§ 159.111 Pressure and vacuum pulse test.
§ 159.115 Temperature range test.
§ 159.117 Chemical resistance test.
§ 159.125 Visible floating solids: Type I devices.
§ 159.126a Suspended solids test: Type II devices.
§ 159.129 Safety: Ignition prevention test.
§ 159.131 Safety: Incinerating device.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1322(b)(1); 49 CFR 1.45(b). Subpart E also issued under authority of sec. 1(a)(4), Pub. L. 106–554, 114 Stat. 2763; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
Source: CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 159 appear by USCG–2008–0179, 73 FR 35015, June 19, 2008.
[CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996, as amended by CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
(a) Certain material is incorporated by reference into this part with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. To enforce any edition other than that specified in paragraph (b) of this section, the Coast Guard must publish notice of change in theFederal Register; and the material must be available to the public. All approved material is available for inspection at the Engineering Division, U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001, and 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 approved material is available from the sources indicated in paragraph (b) of this section.
ASTM E 11–95, Standard Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes—159.125
[USCG–1999–5151, 64 FR 67176, Dec. 1, 1999, as amended by USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001; 69 FR 18803, Apr. 9, 2004]
[CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
[CGH 95–028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997]
(c) Any person may apply to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001 for certification of a marine sanitation device manufactured before January 30, 1976. The Coast Guard will issue a letter certifying the device if the applicant shows that the device meets §159.53 by:
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15325, Apr. 12, 1976; CGD 82–063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]
[CGD 76–145, 42 FR 11, Jan. 3, 1977]
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15325, Apr. 12, 1976]
(a) The recognized facility must evaluate the information that is submitted by the manufacturer in accordance with §159.14(b) (1), (2), and (3), evaluate the device for compliance with §§159.53 through 159.95, test the device in accordance with §159.101 and submit to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001 the following:
(c) The Coast Guard notifies the manufacturer and recognized facility of its determination under paragraph (b) of this section. If the device is certified, the Coast Guard includes a certification number for the device. If certification is denied, the Coast Guard notifies the manufacturer and recognized facility of the requirements of this part that are not met. The manufacturer may appeal a denial to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001.
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15326, Apr. 12, 1976; CGD 82–063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]
(a) The manufacturer of a device that is certified under this part shall notify the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001 in writing of any change in the design of the device.
(c) After notice under paragraph (a) of this section, the Coast Guard notifies the manufacturer and the recognized facility in writing of any tests that must be made for certification of the device or for any change in the letter of authorization. The manufacturer may appeal this determination to the Commandant (G-MSE), U.S. Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. 20593–0001.
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 82–063a, 48 FR 4776, Feb. 3, 1983; CGD 88–052, 53 FR 25122, July 1, 1988; CGD 96–026, 61 FR 33668, June 28, 1996; USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]
(a) If a test required by this part may not be practicable or necessary, a manufacturer may apply to the Commanding Officer, USCG Marine Safety Center, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Jemal Building, JR10–0525, Washington, DC 20593–0001 for deletion or approval of an alternative test as equivalent to the test requirements in this part. The application must include the manufacturer's justification for deletion or the alternative test and any alternative test data.
Each sewage retention device must have a means of indicating when the device is more than3/4full by volume.
If sewage removal fittings or adapters are provided with the device, they must be of either 11/2" or 4" nominal pipe size.
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15326, Apr. 12, 1976]
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15326, Apr. 12, 1976; USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33641, June 25, 2001]
The device, with liquid retention components, if any, filled with water to half of their volume, must be subjected to 1,000 vertical shocks that are ten times the force of gravity (10g) and have a duration of 20–25 milliseconds measured at the base of the half-sine shock envelope.
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by USCG–2002–12471, 67 FR 41333, June 18, 2002]
[CGD 73–83, 40 FR 4624, Jan. 30, 1975, as amended by CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15326, Apr. 12, 1976; USCG–1999–5151, 64 FR 67176, Dec. 1, 1999]
[CGD 75–213, 41 FR 15326, Apr. 12, 1976]
(d) Components that are certified as being intrinsically safe in accordance with the Instrument Society of America (RP 12.2) or explosion proof in accordance with the Underwriters Laboratories STD 698 in Class I, Group D hazardous locations (46 CFR 111.80–5(a)) need not be subjected to this testing.
[CGD 95–028, 62 FR 51194, Sept. 30, 1997, as amended by USCG–1999–5832, 64 FR 34715, June 29, 1999; USCG–2008–0179, 73 FR 35016, June 19, 2008]
The purpose of this subpart is to implement “Title XIV—Certain Alaskan Cruise Ship Operations” contained in section 1(a)(4) of Pub. L. 106–554, enacted on December 21, 2000, by prescribing regulations governing the discharges of sewage and graywater from cruise vessels, require sampling and testing of sewage and graywater discharges, and establish reporting and record keeping requirements.
Captain of the Port —means the Captain of the Port as defined in Subpart 3.85 of this chapter.
Treated Sewage —means sewage meeting all applicable effluent limitation standards and processing requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended and of Title XIV of Public Law 106–554 “Certain Alaskan Cruise Ship Operations”, and regulations promulgated under either.
(1) Beginning at a point 58° 11–44 N, 136° 39–25 W [near Cape Spencer Light], thence southeasterly along a line three nautical miles seaward of the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured in the Pacific Ocean and the Dixon Entrance, except where this line intersects geodesics connecting the following five pairs of points:
58° 05–17 N, 136° 33–49 W and 58° 11–41 N, 136° 39–25 W [Cross Sound]
56° 09–40 N, 134° 40–00 W and 55° 49–15 N, 134° 17–40 W [Chatham Strait]
55° 49–15 N, 134° 17–40 W and 55° 50–30 N, 133° 54–15 W [Sumner Strait]
54° 41–30 N, 132° 01–00 W and 54° 51–30 N, 131° 20–45 W [Clarence Strait]
54° 51–30 N, 131° 20–45 W and 54° 46–15 N, 130° 52–00 W [Revillagigedo Channel]
(3) The discharge complies with all applicable cruise vessel effluent standards established pursuant to Pub. L. 106–554 and any other applicable law, and
[66 FR 38930, July 26, 2001, as amended at USCG–2005–21531, 70 FR 36350, June 23, 2005]
(a) Administrative Penalties —(1) Violations. Any person who violates this subpart may be assessed a class I or class II civil penalty by the Secretary or his delegatee.
(iii) Rights of interested persons to a hearing. If no hearing is held under paragraph (a)(2) of this section before issuance of an order assessing a class II civil penalty under this section, any person who commented on the proposed assessment may petition, within 30 days after the issuance of such an order, the Secretary or his delegatee to set aside such order and provide a hearing on the penalty. If the evidence presented by the petitioner in support of the petition is material and was not considered in the issuance of the order, the Secretary, or his delegatee, shall immediately set aside such order and provide a hearing in accordance with paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section. If the Secretary or his delegatee denies a hearing under this clause, the Secretary or his delegatee shall provide to the petitioner and publish in theFederal Registernotice of and the reasons for such denial.
(b) Civil judicial penalties —(1) Generally. Any person who violates this subpart shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each violation. Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
(d) Criminal penalties —(1) Negligent violations. Any person who negligently violates this subpart commits a Class A misdemeanor.