(a) The Chief, Office of Operating and Environmental Standards (CG-OES), U.S. Coast Guard selects persons or organizations in accordance with the following criteria:
(1) The person or organization is independent of manufacturers and owners in that:
- (i) It has sufficient breadth of interest or activity, so that the loss or award of a specific contract to approve containers would not be a substantial factor in the financial well-being of the organization.
- (ii) The employment status of the personnel of the organization is free from influence or control of manufacturers, owners, operators or lessors of containers.
- (2) The person or organization has demonstrated the ability to competently carry out the procedures required for approval.
- (3) The person or organization has an acceptable degree of financial security.
[45 FR 37213, June 2, 1980, as amended at 47 FR 50496, Nov. 8, 1982; 69 FR 58352, Sept. 30, 2004]