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CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 68  /  Sec. 68.37 Cessation of qualifications.

(a) If the vessel is owned by a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and a change occurs which affects the validity of the certificate required by Sec. 68.35(a), or the ownership of the vessel changes so that it no longer meets the criteria of Sec. 68.29, the qualification for the privileges enumerated in Sec. 68.33 is terminated effective as of the date and time of the change. The not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative shall report the change in writing to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center.

(b) If the vessel is owned by a member or members of a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative and a change occurs which affects the validity of the certificate required by Sec. 68.35(a), or the ownership of the vessel changes so that it no longer meets the criteria of Sec. 68.29, the qualification of the member or members for the privileges enumerated in Sec. 68.33 is terminated effective as of the date and time of the change. The member or members shall report the change in writing to the Director, National Vessel Documentation Center.

(c) When qualifications are terminated under this section, the certificate of documentation issued under this subpart must be surrendered or exchanged in accordance with part 67 of this chapter. [CGD 89-007; CGD 89-007a, 58 FR 60266, Nov. 15, 1993, 58 FR 65131, Dec. 13, 1993, as amended by CGD 95-014, 60 FR 31606, June 15, 1995; USCG-1999-6216, 64 FR 53225, Oct. 1, 1999. Redesignated and amended by USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006]

Sec. Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 68--Oath for Qualification of a

Not-For-Profit Oil Spill Response Cooperative

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Oath for Qualification of a Not-For-Profit Oil Spill Response

Cooperative [46 U.S.C. 12106(d)] Cooperative: Name____________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ Jurisdiction where incorporated or organized____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Affiant: Name____________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ Cooperative_____________________________________________________________ Title or Capacity_______________________________________________________

I, the affiant, swear that I am legally authorized to make this oath and hold the capacity so bestowed upon me as --------, on behalf of the -------------- cooperative and its members, that it is a not-for-profit cooperative, and that it is engaged in training for, carrying out, or supporting oil spill cleanup operations or related research activities.

That all members of the cooperative who may use the letter of qualification issued to this cooperative are truly and correctly named, including home address and citizenship of each on the attached listing incorporated in and made a part of this oath. Signature_______________________________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year shown. ________________________________________________________________________(Notary Public) Date____________________________________________________________________ [CGD 90-055, 57 FR 7642, Mar. 3, 1992, as amended by USCG-2003-14505, 68 FR 9535, Feb. 28, 2003. Redesignated by USCG-2007-28098, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006]

Sec. Appendix B to Subpart B of Part 68--Oath for Documentation of

Vessels for Use by a Not-For-Profit Oil Spill Response Cooperative

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard Oath for Documentation of Vessels For Use by a Not-For-Profit Oil Spill

Response Cooperative [46 U.S.C. 12106(d)] Cooperative: Name____________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ Jurisdiction where incorporated or organized____________________________________________________________________________________________________

I, the undersigned officer of ----------, a not-for-profit oil spill response cooperative, swear that I am legally authorized to make this oath on behalf of the cooperative, and its members and that the cooperative has accepted the vessel ----------. I/we ----------, am/are the owner(s) of the vessel. I/we further swear that the vessel has been dedicated to the exclusive use of the cooperative for the purpose of training for, carrying out, or supporting oil spill cleanup operations or related research activities for discharges of oil into the navigable waters of the United States and the Exclusive Economic Zone and that the cooperative has accepted the vessel.

For the Cooperative: Name____________________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ Cooperative_____________________________________________________________ Title or Capacity_______________________________________________________

For Each Vessel Owner: Name____________________________________________________________________ Cooperative_____________________________________________________________ Title or Capacity_______________________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day and year shown. ________________________________________________________________________(Notary Public) Date____________________________________________________________________ [CGD 90-055, 57 FR 7642, Mar. 3, 1992, as amended by USCG-2003-14505, 68 FR 9535, Feb. 28, 2003. Redesignated by USCG-2007-28098, 71 FR 61418, Oct. 18, 2006] Subpart C_Vessels With a Coastwise Endorsement Issued on or After August

9, 2004, That Are Demised Chartered to Coastwise Qualified Citizens

Source: USCG-2005-20258, 71 FR 61419, Oct. 18, 2006, unless otherwise noted.