---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 97.315"
title: "33"
number: "97.315"
heading: "Requirements for authorized approval organizations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/97.315"
---

# §97.315. Requirements for authorized approval organizations.


Approved organizations will enter into a written agreement with the Coast Guard that specifies—

- (a) The period the authorization is valid;
- (b) Which duties and responsibilities the organization may perform and what approval letters it may issue on behalf of the U.S.;
- (c) Reports and information the organization must send to the Commandant;
- (d) Actions the organization must take to renew the agreement when it expires; and
- (e) Actions the organization must take if the Commandant revokes authorization pursuant to [33 CFR 97.320](/cfr/33/97.320.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3306; E.O. 12234; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: USCG-2000-7080, 81 FR 28014, May 9, 2016, unless otherwise noted.