{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-101.420","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 101.420","heading":"Right to appeal.","body":"(a) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by a COTP under this subchapter, may appeal that action or decision to the cognizant District Commander according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.\n(b) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by a District Commander, whether made under this subchapter generally or pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, with the exception of those decisions made under § 101.410 of this subpart, may appeal that decision or action to the Commandant (CG-5P), according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15. Appeals of District Commander decisions or actions made under § 101.410 of this subpart should be made to the Commandant (CG-CVC), according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.\n(c) Any person directly affected by a decision or action taken by the Commanding Officer, Marine Safety Center, under this subchapter, may appeal that action or decision to the Commandant (CG-5P) according to the procedures in 46 CFR 1.03-15.\n(d) Decisions made by Commandant (CG-5P), whether made under this subchapter generally or pursuant to the appeal provisions of this section, are considered final agency action.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER H—MARITIME SECURITY","PART 101—MARITIME SECURITY: GENERAL","Subpart D—Control Measures for Security"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"b39789b481b7791485dd6ae58a5f0ecb1f0dfccc19dc44a097ff98cb9484db70","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-101.415","next":"us/33-cfr-101.500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}