---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 151.1021"
title: "33"
number: "151.1021"
heading: "Appeals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/151.1021"
---

# §151.1021. Appeals.

- (a) Any person directly affected by an action taken under this subpart may request reconsideration by the Coast Guard officer responsible for that action.
- (b) The person affected who is not satisfied with a ruling after having it reconsidered under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may—
  - (1) **Appeal that ruling in writing within 30 days after the ruling to the Commandant (CG-5P), Attn—** Assistant Commandant for Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7501, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20593-7501; and
  - (2) **Supply supporting documentation and evidence that the appellant wishes to have considered.**
- (c) After reviewing the appeal submitted under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, the Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection issues a ruling which is final agency action.
- (d) If the delay in presenting a written appeal has an adverse impact on the operations of the appellent, the appeal under [paragraph (b)](#b) 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 89-014, 54 FR 22548, May 24, 1989, 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-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36284, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38435, July 7, 2014; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30879, June 28, 2019]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 2602; 49 CFR 1.46.

### Source

Source: CGD 89-014, 54 FR 22548, May 24, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1902, 1903, 1908; 46 U.S.C. 6101; 46 U.S.C. 70034; Pub. L. 104-227, 110 Stat. 3034; sec. 623, Pub. L. 108-293, 118 Stat. 1063; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Amendments

[CGD 89-014, 54 FR 22548, May 24, 1989, 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-2008-0179, 73 FR 35014, June 19, 2008; USCG-2010-0351, 75 FR 36284, June 25, 2010; USCG-2014-0410, 79 FR 38435, July 7, 2014; USCG-2018-0874, 84 FR 30879, June 28, 2019]