33 CFR 20.206
§ 20.206 Separation of functions.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 20.206, § 20.206 Separation of functions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149356
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(a) No ALJ may be responsible to, or supervised or directed by, an officer, employee, or agent who investigates for or represents the Coast Guard.
(b) No officer, employee, or agent of the Coast Guard who investigates for or represents the Coast Guard in connection with any administrative proceeding may, in that proceeding or one factually related, participate or advise in the decision of the ALJ or of the Commandant in an appeal, except as a witness or counsel in the proceeding or the appeal.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.