---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.015"
title: "33"
number: "127.015"
heading: "Appeals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.015"
---

# §127.015. Appeals.

- (a) Any person directly affected by an action taken under this part may request reconsideration by the Coast Guard officer responsible for that action.
- (b) Except as provided under [paragraph (e)](#e) of this section, any person not satisfied with a ruling made under the procedure contained in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may—
  - (1) Appeal that ruling in writing to the District Commander of the district in which the action was taken; and
  - (2) **Supply supporting documentation and evidence that the appellant wishes to have considered.**
- (c) The District Commander issues a ruling after reviewing the appeal submitted under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section. Except as provided under [paragraph (e)](#e) of this section, any person not satisfied with this ruling may—
  - (1) Appeal that ruling in writing to the Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard, (CG-5P), 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593-7509; and
  - (2) **Supply supporting documentation and evidence that the appellant wishes to have considered.**
- (d) The Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy issues a ruling after reviewing the appeal submitted under [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, which is final agency action.
- (e) If the delay in presenting a written appeal has an adverse impact on the operations of the appellant, the appeal under paragraph [(b)](#b) or [(c)](#c) of this section—
  - (1) May be presented orally; and
  - (2) **Must be submitted in writing within five days after the oral presentation—**
    - (i) With the basis for the appeal and a summary of the material presented orally; and
    - (ii) **To the same Coast Guard official who heard the oral presentation.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996; CGD 97-023, 62 FR 33363, June 19, 1997; USCG-2002-12471, 67 FR 41332, June 18, 2002; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36283, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38434, July 7, 2014; USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58279, Sept. 18, 2020; USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5690, Feb. 2, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 96-026, 61 FR 33665, June 28, 1996; CGD 97-023, 62 FR 33363, June 19, 1997; USCG-2002-12471, 67 FR 41332, June 18, 2002; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36283, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38434, July 7, 2014; USCG-2020-0304, 85 FR 58279, Sept. 18, 2020; USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5690, Feb. 2, 2022]