46 CFR § 42.05-10
Assigning authority
April 15, 2021
This term means the “American Bureau of Shipping” or such other recognized classification society which the Commandant may approve as the load line assigning and issuing authority for a vessel, as provided in sections 3 of the load line acts.
[CGFR 68-60, 33 FR 10051, July 12, 1968]