---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 C.F.R. § 997.22"
title: "15"
number: "997.22"
heading: "Membership policy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/15/997.22"
---

# §997.22. Membership policy.


The application shall describe:

- (a) The process by which individuals or organizations may formally participate in the governance activities of the RCOS;
- (b) The rights and responsibilities of this participation;
- (c) The process by which the RCOS strives for organizational diversity through intra-regional geographic representation, and diversity of activities and interests from both public and private sectors; and
- (d) **How the RCOS allows for participation from adjacent regions or nations.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 3602-3603.

### Source

Source: 79 FR 32460, June 5, 2014, as amended at 87 FR 16634, Mar. 24, 2022, unless otherwise noted.