{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.072-09","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.072-09","heading":"-09 Manufacturer notification.","body":"(a) Each manufacturer certifying flags in accordance with the specifications of this subpart must send written notice to the Commandant (CG-ENG), Attn: Office of Design and Engineering Systems, U.S. Coast Guard Stop 7509, 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20593-7509;\n(1) Within 30 days after first certifying a flag,\n(2) Every five years as long as the manufacturer continues to produce flags, and\n(3) Each time the design or construction material of the flag changes.\n(b) [Reserved]","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER Q—EQUIPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, AND MATERIALS: SPECIFICATIONS AND APPROVAL","PART 160—LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT","Subpart 160.072—Distress Signals for Boats, Orange Flag"],"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":"40ebbb5aa20c8f9efe69297af71d58982288094bde2c657e53439ae53e9ab6a2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.072-7","next":"us/46-cfr-160.073-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}