---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 140.203"
title: "33"
number: "140.203"
heading: "Investigation procedures."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/140.203"
---

# §140.203. Investigation procedures.

- (a) Insofar as practicable, investigations conducted pursuant to this subchapter shall follow the procedures of [46 CFR part 4](/cfr/46/part4.md).
- (b) Representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement may participate in these investigations. This participation may include, but is not limited to:
  - (1) Participating in a joint on-scene investigation;
  - (2) Making recommendations concerning the scope of the investigation;
  - (3) Calling and examining witnesses; and
  - (4) **Submitting or requesting additional evidence.**
- (c) Reports of investigations conducted under this subchapter shall be made available to parties to the investigation and the public upon completion of agency action.

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG-2013-1057, 91 FR 39484, June 30, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1333, 1348, 1350, 1356; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 78-160, 47 FR 9376, Mar. 4, 1982, as amended by USCG-2013-1057, 91 FR 39484, June 30, 2026]