---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 8.525"
title: "46"
number: "8.525"
heading: "OCMI review and action."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/8.525"
---

# §8.525. OCMI review and action.

- (a) The cognizant OCMI will review Coast Guard records for the 3 years before the SIP application date to verify the eligibility of the company and each vessel listed in the SIP application.
- (b) If the company and one or more of its vessels meets the eligibility requirements contained in [§ 8.515](/cfr/46/8.515.md), the cognizant OCMI will notify the company of its eligibility and assign a Coast Guard SIP Advisor.
- (c) If, according to Coast Guard records, a company or vessel does not meet the eligibility requirements contained in [§ 8.515](/cfr/46/8.515.md), the cognizant OCMI will notify the company in writing of its ineligibility stating each reason for not accepting the company or a vessel.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 96-055, 63 FR 44353, Aug. 18, 1998, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903, 1904, 3803 and 3821; 46 U.S.C. 3103, 3306, 3316, 3703, and 70034; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1 and Aug. 8, 2011 Delegation of Authority, Anti-Fouling Systems.

### Source

Source: CGD 95-010, 62 FR 67532, Dec. 24, 1997, unless otherwise noted.