---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 157.308"
title: "33"
number: "157.308"
heading: "Revocation of exemption: procedure and appeals."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/157.308"
---

# §157.308. Revocation of exemption: procedure and appeals.

- (a) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection may consider the revocation of the exemption granted under this subpart when:
  - (1) Requested by the vessel's owner;
  - (2) There is evidence that the vessel's owner, operator, or master has failed to comply with the requirements of this subpart; or
  - (3) There have been changes to the NPDES permit of a reception facility listed to meet [§ 157.304(b)(3)](/cfr/33/157.304.md?p=b-3) that would adversely affect the ability of that facility to process the vessel's discharges.
- (b) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, of the zone in which an occurrence under paragraph [(a)(2)](#a-2) or [(a)(3)](#a-3) of this section takes place notifies the owner, operator, and master of the exempted vessel of the specific reasons for considering the revocation of the exemption.
- (c) Evidence or arguments for the retention of the exemption that are submitted to the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection within thirty days of receipt of the notice under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section will be considered before a ruling is made.
- (d) If the owner is not satisfied with the ruling made under this section by the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that ruling may be appealed under the procedure in [§ 157.06](/cfr/33/157.06.md) of this part.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 79-126, 46 FR 3513, Jan. 15, 1981, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703, 3703a (note); Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. Subparts G, H, and I are also issued under section 4115(b), Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 104-55, 109 Stat. 546.

### Source

Source: CGD 74-32, 40 FR 48283, Oct. 14, 1975, unless otherwise noted.