---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 850.25"
title: "49"
number: "850.25"
heading: "Coast Guard marine casualty investigation for the Board."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/850.25"
---

# §850.25. Coast Guard marine casualty investigation for the Board.

- (a) If the Board does not conduct an investigation under § [850.15(a)](/cfr/49/850.15.md?p=a), [(b)(2)](/cfr/49/850.15.md?p=b-2) or [(3)](/cfr/49/850.15.md?p=b-3), the Coast Guard, at the request of the Board, may conduct an investigation under the Act unless there is an allegation of Federal Government misfeasance or nonfeasance.
- (b) The Board will request the Coast Guard to conduct an investigation under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section within 48 hours of receiving notice under [§ 850.10(c)](/cfr/49/850.10.md?p=c).
- (c) The Coast Guard will advise the Board within 24 hours of receipt of a request under [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section whether the Coast Guard will conduct an investigation under the Act.

## Notes

### Amendments

[47 FR 46090, Oct. 15, 1982]

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 304(a)(1)(E), Independent Safety Board Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-633, 88 Stat. 2168 (49 U.S.C. 1903).

### Source

Source: 42 FR 61204, Dec. 1, 1977, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[47 FR 46090, Oct. 15, 1982]