{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-appendix-a-to-part-173","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR Appendix A to Part 173","heading":"Appendix A to Part 173—Issuing Authorities and Reporting Authorities","body":"(a) The State is the issuing authority and reporting authority in:\nstate\nAlabama—AL.\nAlaska—AK.\nAmerican Samoa—AS.\nArizona—AZ.\nArkansas—AR.\nCalifornia—CF.\nColorado—CL.\nConnecticut—CT.\nDelaware—DL.\nDistrict of Colum-\nbia—DC.\nFlorida—FL.\nGeorgia—GA.\nGuam—GU.\nHawaii—HA.\nIdaho—ID.\nIllinois—IL.\nIndiana—IN.\nIowa—IA.\nKansas—KA.\nKentucky—KY.\nLouisiana—LA.\nMaine—ME.\nMaryland—MD.\nMassachusetts—MS.\nMichigan—MC.\nMinnesota—MN.\nMississippi—MI.\nMissouri—MO.\nMontana—MT.\nNebraska—NB.\nNevada—NV.\nNew Hampshire—NH.\nNew Jersey—NJ.\nNew Mexico—NM.\nNew York—NY.\nNorth Carolina—NC.\nNorth Dakota—ND.\nNorthern Mariana Islands—CM.\nOhio—OH.\nOklahoma—OK.\nOregon—OR.\nPennsylvania—PA.\nPuerto Rico—PR.\nRhode Island—RI.\nSouth Carolina—SC.\nSouth Dakota—SD.\nTennessee—TN.\nTexas—TX.\nUtah—UT.\nVermont—VT.\nVirginia—VA.\nVirgin Islands—VI.\nWashington—WN.\nWest Virginia—WV.\nWisconsin—WS.\nWyoming—WY.\n(b) The Coast Guard is the issuing authority and reporting authority in:\nstate\n[Reserved]\n(c) The abbreviations following the names of the State listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) are the two capital letters that must be used in the number format to denote the State of principal operation as prescribed in § 174.23 of this chapter.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER S—BOATING SAFETY","PART 173—VESSEL NUMBERING AND CASUALTY AND ACCIDENT REPORTING"],"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":"3c0aea4816a9e5e5fb749b7c2771d387b95bb02c145326dfe63575bd6208002b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-173.85","next":"us/33-cfr-174.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}