General.

(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]