# 46 CFR § 159.001-5: Correspondence and applications

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-5

## Section

- **Citation:** 46 CFR § 159.001-5
- **Heading:** Correspondence and applications
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 46—Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL > PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS > Subpart 159.001—General

## Text

(a) Unless otherwise specified, all correspondence and applications in connection with approval and testing of equipment and materials should be submitted electronically to typeapproval@uscg.mil. When plans, drawings, test data, etc., are required to be submitted by the manufacturer, the material being transmitted with the application should be clearly identified.
(b) If the manufacturer desires hard copy stamped plans be returned to them, or if product samples must be submitted, the plans or samples must be addressed to: Commandant (CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design & Engineering Standards, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20593-7509. When submitted, hard copy plans must be accompanied by electronic drawings or must be submitted in triplicate.
[USCG-2020-0519, 89 FR 76701, Sept. 18, 2024]

## Nearby sections

- [46 CFR § 159.001-1 § 159.001-1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-2 § 159.001-2 Right of appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-2.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-3 § 159.001-3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-3.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-4 § 159.001-4 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-4.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-5 § 159.001-5 Correspondence and applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-5.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-7 § 159.001-7 Substituted procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-7.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.001-9 § 159.001-9 OMB Control Numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.001-9.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.003-1 § 159.003-1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.003-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.003-3 § 159.003-3 Acceptance of foreign approvals under a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.003-3.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.003-5 § 159.003-5 Approval by the Coast Guard under a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.003-5.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.003-7 § 159.003-7 Multiple approval numbers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.003-7.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.003-9 § 159.003-9 Products covered by Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.003-9.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.005-1 § 159.005-1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.005-1.md)
- [46 CFR § 159.005-3 § 159.005-3 Application for preapproval review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-46-159.005-3.md)

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