{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-159.010-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 159.010-1","heading":"-1 Purpose.","body":"This subpart contains the following:\n(a) The standards and procedures under which the Coast Guard accepts an independent laboratory that a manufacturer proposes to use.\n(b) The standards and procedures under which a laboratory is accepted as a recognized laboratory under applicable subparts.\n(c) The circumstances under which the acceptance or recognition of a laboratory is terminated.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 159—APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS","Subpart 159.010—Independent Laboratory: Acceptance, Recognition, and Termination"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"d157b5aa26236f65ea71edec323d435d4d017d56ae1d9fb6dac49e557eebb991","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-159.007-13","next":"us/46-cfr-159.010-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}