---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 158.172"
title: "33"
number: "158.172"
heading: "Notification of a suspension order."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/158.172"
---

# §158.172. Notification of a suspension order.

- (a) If the COTP has grounds for an immediate suspension of or is considering suspending a Certificate of Adequacy, the COTP notifies the person in charge of the intended action. Each notification of a suspension order, whether oral or written, includes—
  - (1) The grounds for the suspension;
  - (2) The date when the suspension becomes effective; and
  - (3) Information on how the suspension may be withdrawn, including all corrective actions required.
- (b) If the suspension order is made orally, the COTP issues a suspension order in writing within five days after the initial notification.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 85-010, 52 FR 7761, Mar. 12, 1987, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903(b), 1905(c); 49 CFR 1.46.