{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-160.176-6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 160.176-6","heading":"-6 Procedure for approval of design or material revision.","body":"(a) Each change in design, material, or construction must be approved by the Commandant before being used in lifejacket production.\n(b) Determinations of equivalence of design, construction, and materials may only be made by the Commandant.","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 160.176—Inflatable Lifejackets"],"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":"dc402439133f7dccccf763cc7090a1fe87574d65ec3f39606e99b35f038a0a5f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-160.176-5","next":"us/46-cfr-160.176-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}