46 CFR 138.500
§ 138.500 Notification prior to audit.
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- 46 CFR 138.500, § 138.500 Notification prior to audit, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/228106
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(a) The owner or managing operator of a towing vessel must notify the local OCMI at least 72 hours prior to an external audit being conducted under this part.
(b) The Coast Guard may require that a Coast Guard representative accompany the auditor during part, or all, of an external audit.
(c) The Coast Guard may conduct a separate audit of the owner or managing operator or its towing vessels, at its discretion.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.