---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 C.F.R. § 115.38"
title: "19"
number: "115.38"
heading: "Application."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/19/115.38"
---

# §115.38. Application.


A written request for approval of a container after manufacture may be made by the owner or operator to a Certifying Authority and must include the following:

- (a) Three copies, each no longer than 3 feet by 4 feet, of the Customs and TIR/Container plan;
- (b) Customs and TIR/Container plan number;
- (c) **Three copies of the specifications which include the following information—**
  - (1) Type of container;
  - (2) Name and business address of applicant;
  - (3) Identification marks and numbers;
  - (4) Tare weight;
  - (5) Nominal overall dimensions in centimeters;
  - (6) Type of construction and essential particulars of structure (nature of materials, coating system used, parts which are reinforced, whether bolts are riveted or welded, and similar matters); and
  - (7) **Proposed location and date for inspection of the container.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 19 U.S.C. 66, 1624; E.O. 12445 of October 17, 1983.

### Source

Source: T.D. 86-92, 51 FR 16161, May 1, 1986, unless otherwise noted.