---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 52.32"
title: "33"
number: "52.32"
heading: "Administrative closure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/52.32"
---

# §52.32. Administrative closure.

- (a) The Chair may administratively close a case after it has been docketed and at any time prior to its consideration by the Board if the Chair determines that:
  - (1) The application was erroneously docketed because the application did not meet the criteria under [§ 52.21](/cfr/33/52.21.md);
  - (2) Effective relief cannot be granted by the Board;
  - (3) The Board does not have jurisdiction to determine the issues presented or the applicant has not exhausted an available administrative remedy, as required under [§ 52.13(b)](/cfr/33/52.13.md?p=b); or
  - (4) **The Coast Guard has granted effective relief satisfactory to the applicant.**
- (b) **Administrative closure does not constitute a denial of relief.** Applicants who believe their cases should not have been administratively closed by the Chair may resubmit their applications with a request for further consideration and a statement explaining why the applicant believes his or her case should be docketed and considered by the Board. A request for further consideration shall be regarded as a new application for the purposes of §§ [52.21](/cfr/33/52.21.md) and [52.26](/cfr/33/52.26.md).
- (c) If the Chair administratively closes a case, the applicant shall be advised of the reason and of the right to resubmit his or her application.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 1552; 14 U.S.C. 501, 503; Department of Homeland Security Delegations No. 0160.1(II)(B)(1), 0170.1(II)(23).

### Source

Source: OST Doc. No. 2002-13439, 68 FR 9886, Mar. 3, 2003, unless otherwise noted.