33 CFR 51.6
§ 51.6 Propriety standard of review.
United States · 33 CFR — Navigation and Navigable Waters · Status: effective
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- 33 CFR 51.6, § 51.6 Propriety standard of review, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/149554
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A discharge is deemed to be proper except that:
(a) A discharge may be improper if an error of fact, law, procedure, or discretion was associated with the discharge at the time of issuance which prejudiced the rights of the applicant.
(b) A discharge may be improper if there has been a change in policy by the Coast Guard made expressly retroactive to the type of discharge under consideration.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.