(a) This subpart contains—

(1) Procedures for approval of noncombustible materials used in merchant vessel construction;

(2) The test and measurements required for approval of materials; and

(3) A list of noncombustible materials for which specific approval under this subpart is not required.

(b) The test and measurements described in this subpart are conducted by a laboratory designated by the Commandant. The following laboratories are so designated:

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062

Dantest, National Institute for Testing and Verification, Amager Boulevard 115, DK 2300 Copenhagen S., Denmark

[CGD 74-129, 41 FR 41701, Sept. 23, 1976, as amended by CGD 86-035, 54 FR 36316, Sept. 1, 1989]