33 C.F.R. § 148.283
The Commandant (CG-5P) recommends to MARAD that the application process be suspended before the application is approved or denied if:
[USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, as amended by USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39177, July 1, 2013]